HEALTH REFORMER

Vol. 6, No. 3 July - Sept. 2016

THYROID DISEASE
Soyabeans
Liver Detox Herbs - Vs
32
Natural Remedies
Cow Milk for Radiation
Exposure - 32
Thyroid Disease - 06
When Self is the Enemy - 13

GET OUT OF THE CITIES

Prophets and Secular Websites Warn
to Leave the Cities - 34, 40

(Natural Remedies Series 7)

PUBLISHED BY:
Wake Up India, Doddadunnasandra
Kadugodi, Bangalore 560067
Inside: Cell: 91+9986653256
Email: wakeup77@gmail.com
 Section I
India’s Cities in the Grip of Thyroid Disease
In India, one in 10 persons is suffering
from hypothyroidism. Among all the cit-
ies, Kolkata recorded the highest (21.67
percent), Delhi 11.07 percent and
Hyderabad 8.88 percent. Iodine intake
ceases to be the sole contender for thy-
roid disorders.
It has been estimated that about 42 mil-
lion people in India suffer from thyroid
diseases. Incidence of congenital hy-
pothyroidism is the highest in India.
Contents
Bibliography ...................... 46
Christians’ Duty ................. 41
Editorial .............................. 44
Essential Oils for ............... 27
Get Out of the Cities .......... 37
Hypo/Hyper Thyroid .......... 29
How to Reduce ................... 36
India’s Cities ...................... 02
Liver Detox Herbs .............. 36
More About Thyroid .......... 24
Natural News ...................... 34
Natural Remedies for ........ 32
Price List ............................ 46
Recipes .............................. 35
Secular Websites ............... 43
The Endocrine System ..... 02
Thyroid Cancer .................. 32
Thyroid Disease ................ 05
Thyroid Suppressing ........ 07
Thyroid Tea ........................ 36
When Self is the Enemy ... 12
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While the worldwide average is 1 in
3,800, in India, it is 1 out of 2,640. In
Mumbai, out of 800 children with thy-
roid disease, 79% had hypothyroidism.
Compared with other cities,
Thiruvananthapuram has the highest
thyroid cancer, and women there have
the highest incidence, a 5.725% com-
pared with men at 1.99%.
There are multiple risk factors. Lifestyle
is the cause for majority of the disease.
Five common thyroid diseases in India
are:
1. Hypothyroidism
2. Hyperthyroidism
3. Goiter and iodine deficiency disor-
ders.
4. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and
5. Thyroid cancer.
Researchers suggest that despite
iodization, the prevalence of goiter has
not dramatically declined. In majority of
the cases, the disease is due to their own
immune system attacking the thyroid gland.
And as radiation levels increase, thyroid
problems are increasing in the cities.
The good news is that you can get well
at home. We need to first understand
what thyroid gland is, what it does for
us, and what things hinder it from work-
ing properly and make some life changes
for the best functioning of the thyroid
gland. Ω These tumors can be monitored and
The Endocrine
System
Are you hot right now? Cold? What
about your height? Are you tall? Short?
Maybe your metabolism is lightning fast
and you’re always hungry, or maybe a
bit slow and you stay full longer. All of
these, regardless of which one you iden-
tify with, are regulated by the endocine
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system. What is the en-
docrine system? It’s a
network of glands
throughout the body
that regulates certain
body functions, includ-
ing body temperature,
metabolism (sum of all
chemical reactions to
obtain energy), growth,
and sexual develop-
ment. Your brain is one
busy place—neurons
move at incredible
speeds, blood is pump-
ing, and glands are pro-
ducing hormones.
These glands, specifi-
cally the hypothalamus
and pituitary, are work-
ing all the time to keep
your body running at
optimal performance.
Every hormone the en-
docrine system releases
follows a basic set-up: a
signal is received, hor-
mones are secreted, and
the target cell under-
goes changes to its ba-
sic functions. Parts of
the endocrine system
are:
and releases them into the bloodstream.
Hypothalamus Sometimes pituitary glands have tumors,
common in adults, which either produce
The almond-sized hypothalamus is lo-
too much of a hormone or does not.
cated below the thalamus and sits just
above the brainstem. Its primary func-
tion is to maintain stability of the inter- controlled.
nal environment in the body. Hypothala-
Thyroid Gland—How it Works
mus is like pituitary’s older sibling. It not
only controls the actions of the pituitary Your thyroid gland is a small gland,
but it secretes at least nine hormones to weighing less than one ounce, located
the pituitary’s seven. in the front of the neck. The function of
the thyroid gland is to take iodine, found
The Pituitary Gland in many foods, and convert it into thy-
Attached to the hypothalamus, the pi- roid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and tri-
tuitary gland is a pea-sized body that iodothyronine (T3). Thyroid cells are the
stores hormones from the hypothalamus only cells in the body which can absorb
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 3
iodine. Every cell in the body depends
upon thyroid hormones for regulation
of their metabolism. The normal thyroid
gland produces about 80% T4 and about
20% T3. The thyroid gland is under the
control of the pituitary gland. When the
level of thyroid hormones drops too low,
the pituitary gland produces Thyroid
Stimulating Hormone (TSH) which stimu-
lates the thyroid gland to produce more
hormones. Under the influence of TSH,
the thyroid gland will manufacture and
secrete T3 and T4 thereby raising their
blood levels. The pituitary senses this
and responds by decreasing its TSH pro-
duction.
One can imagine the thyroid gland as a
furnace and the pituitary gland as the
thermostat. (A thermostat is a compo-
nent which senses the temperature of a
system so that the system’s temperature
is maintained near a desired setpoint, like
when you set your oven to 350o heat.)
Thyroid hormones are like heat. When
the heat gets back to the thermostat, it
turns the thermostat off. As the room
cools (the thyroid hormone levels drop),
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the thermostat turns back on (TSH in-
creases) and the furnace produces more
heat (thyroid hormones).
The pituitary gland itself is regulated by
another gland, the hypothalamus. The
hypothalamus is part of the brain and
produces TSH Releasing Hormone
(TRH) which tells the pituitary gland to
stimulate the thyroid gland (release
TSH). One might imagine the hypothala-
mus as the person who regulates the
thermostat since it tells the pituitary
gland at what level the thyroid should
be set.
The Liver
The liver converts 60 percent of T4 to
T3. Poor liver function will cause poor
T4 to T3 conversion. T4 is the storage
hormone and is not the active thyroid
hormone. It must be converted into ac-
tive T3 in your body in order to exert its
effects. The majority of this conversion
does not occur in your thyroid gland.
Most T4 to T3 conversion in your body
happens in your liver, kidneys and
muscles.
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The Gut
One little known role of the gut bacteria
is to assist in converting T4 into T3. 20
percent of T4 is sent to the gut to be
converted to T3. If there is stomach
problem or Leaky Gut Syndrome, this
will cause poor T4 to T3 conversion. The
remaining 20 percent of T4 is converted
to T3 in the various endocrine glands.
80 percent of conversion in the liver and
the gut is a lot. So, in order to cure thy-
roid disease, would it not be wise to treat
the liver and the gut first instead of
blindly taking Thyroxine tablets? Also,
most times, one’s own immune system
Thyroid Disease
Agatha M. Thrash, M.D., Preventive Medicine
Problems Caused by Overactive and Underactive Thyroid
The thyroid gland affects every cell in
the body because thyroid hormone af-
fects the metabolism of all body tissues.
An overactive thyroid, a condition
known as hyperthyroidism, is manifested
by an increase in body temperature and
pulse, occasional bouts of diarrhea, fa-
tigue, a large appetite in the presence of
a loss of weight, and often a mental state
resembling mania. Under-function of the
gland, called hypothyroidism, affects
about ten percent of women sometime
in their lives, most commonly after the
age of 50. Signs include any of the fol-
lowing: mental sluggishness, poor
memory, weakness, coarse and dry skin
and hair, brittle nails, thinning of the hair,
intolerance of cold, puffiness of the face
and extremities from fluid retention, and
decreased sweating. Such persons may
gain weight, talk and move more slowly,
and have slow reflexes and a slow pulse.
Constipation and muscle cramping are
common. Hoarseness may occur, and
they may suffer from depression. Young
women with this condition may develop
menstrual irregularities.
attacks the thyroid gland and does not
allow it to function. This could happen
due to external causes (radiation, stress)
or internal (inflammation, bacteria,
worms, leaky gut syndrome, etc.) in
which case the cause for this inflamma-
tion should be searched out and re-
moved. We present to you two excellent
articles written by two doctors who run
lifestyle centers and please note the sug-
gestions they give to boost your immune
system, and to cleanse the liver, gut, etc.
Let us follow these instructions to
strengthen not only our endocrine sys-
tem but the body as a whole. Ω
Less common causes of hyperthyroid-
ism include a focus of overgrowth of the
thyroid called adenoma, the hyperthy-
roid phase of acute thyroiditis, and hy-
perthyroidism due to hydatidiform moles
(tumors of a retained placenta) or cho-
riocarcinoma. Rare causes are excess
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone from
the pituitary) and excessive intake of
thyroid hormone supplements. Hyper-
thyroidism should not be regarded as
irreversible, as many cases can be
treated with non-surgical and non-phar-
maceutical remedies.
Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid
and produces a swelling in the neck. It
may cause too much or too little hor-
mone to be produced. An inadequate
intake of iodine may cause goiter. The
swelling associated with goiter may re-
duce in summer, as iodine in the diet goes
up when fresh vegetables are eaten.
The most common cause of excess pro-
duction of thyroid hormones is Graves’
disease. Graves’ disease, due to a goiter
producing too much thyroid hormone,
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may also cause an abnormal protrusion
of the eyeballs known as exophthalmos.
It is five times more common in women
than in men. Graves’ disease tends to
be hereditary and occurs most frequently
between the ages of 20 and 40 years. It
often arises after an infection or emo-
tional stress. Graves’ disease is felt by
many to be an autoimmune disorder,
since an increased production of im-
mune globulins is found in more than 60
percent of cases. Certain lymphocytes
that should normally be suppressed fol-
lowing an infection, survive because of
breakdown in one aspect of immune
watchfulness. The lymphocytes inter-
act with an antigen on the thyroid cells
producing a thyroid stimulating immune
globulin, simulating the action of TSH.
Denaturing the immune globulins in the
intestinal tract can help control the hy-
perthyroidism. Therefore one must pay
attention to any bowel toxicity and en-
courage good bowel function in hyper-
thyroidism. Bacterium Yersinia, a germ
growing in the intestines, has been asso-
ciated with hyperthyroidism as Yersinia
suppresses the proper functioning of T-
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lymphocytes and the overall effect is to
give a TSH-like stimulus to the thyroid.
Persons with an overactive thyroid
should recognize that a strain is put on
the body. Sometimes the heart rate goes
above 100, or even above 120. The blood
pressure may be elevated, and the mouth
temperature may be above 100.
Treatment for Hyper-
thyroidism—Overactive
Thyroid
Plant medicines
Bugleweed holds in check iodine me-
tabolism. It also holds in check thyroxin
and some of the other hormones in the
body. Use one-half teaspoon of the tinc-
ture three times a day, building up to
one teaspoon three times a day in about
four days. If the tincture cannot be ob-
tained, the tea may be used, taking one
cupful four times a day.
A tincture of motherwort is helpful for
palpitations and tachycardia. Start with
one-half teaspoon of the tincture, three
times a day, and build up to one tea-
Natural Remedies - Series 7
Thyroid Supressing Foods
Almonds Beets Blackberries Broccoli*
Beans Cabbage* Cassava (Manioc) Cauliflower*
Brussels Sprouts* Celery Cherries Collards*
Carrots Grapefruit Grapes Green peppers
Filberts Kale* Kohlrabi* Lettuce*
Honeydew Millet Onions Oranges
Corn Peaches Peas Prunes
Peanut skins Raspberries Rutabaga* Sorghum
Radishes* Strawberries String Beans Sugar cane
Spinach* Walnuts Yams Pears
Turnips* Apricots Bamboo Shoots
Apples
spoon three times a day. Hawthorn berry each of valerian, passion flower, or cat-
tea may be used instead, if preferred, four nip if you need extra sedation. Up to
to six cups daily. seven herbs can be mixed in one for-
We suggest one to two tablespoons daily mula. Cover and steep for half an hour.
of echinacea and one tablespoon daily A person with hyperthyroidism should
of golden seal powder (turmeric) for put kelp in their food generously. It is
Yersinia. Boil them for 20 minutes in one high in iodine and can suppress the func-
quart of water. The entire amount should tion of the thyroid. It is well for them to
be taken daily for 30 days. Other herbs use iodized salt and eat seaweed as much
can be mixed in the same formula. Make as tolerated. Iodine in pharmacologic
up fresh daily. doses (as compared to nutritive or ho-
Quercetin, 1,000 milligrams twice a day meopathic doses) prohibits the release
in capsules, can help to reduce inflam- of T3 and T4. Iodine can be obtained
mation in the thyroid, as well as in the from a pharmacy. Get as much outdoor
gastrointestinal tract. Other anti-inflam- exercise as you deem appropriate in or-
der to use up excess thyroid hormone.
matory agents are hawthorn berry, lico-
Take the exercise in the cool of the day,
rice root, flaxseed oil (one teaspoonful
three times a day), and feverfew. Use the being careful not to overdo.
herbs in standard quantities, one tea- Apply alternating hot and cold com-
spoonful per cup of water. All roots, presses to the thyroid area. This includes
barks, berries, etc., are boiled gently for hot compresses molded to the neck and
20 minutes; whereas all leaves and flow- upper chest and maintained for six min-
ers are merely steeped in freshly boiled utes, alternating with ice cold com-
water for 30 minutes. presses for 45 seconds. Have three to
five changes. Do this treatment twice
Use sedative herbs such as catnip, vale-
rian, passion flower, and skullcap as daily for seven days, then once in the
morning for 30 days. If there is inflam-
needed. A good herbal formula is 1-1/2
quarts of water and 2 tablespoons pow- mation in the gland causing it to be hy-
peractive, this treatment will be helpful.
dered hawthorn berries boiled gently
for 25 minutes. Remove from the stove, While there are certain foods that have
add 2 tablespoons of bugleweed, 2 table- a tendency to lower thyroid function,
spoons of skullcap, and 1 tablespoon tofu and other soy products can mildly
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 7
stimulate thyroid function. If a person
has an overactive gland, they should
avoid the soy products, whereas those
with underactive glands should concen-
trate on eating them. Avoid certain foods
which contain pressor amines which may
stimulate the thyroid. Sauerkraut (hista-
mine), cheese (tyramine, tryptamine, and
phenyl ethylamine), bananas (dopamine,
norepinephrine, and serotonin), and
wine (histamine).
Thiourea tends to reduce the function
of the thyroid. It is known to be present
in large quantities in turnips, kale, cab-
bage, and rape seed. (Endocrinology.
43:105, August, 1948) The use of cab-
bage juice may provide a convenient way
to obtain the anti-thyroid component.
Consume at least one serving daily of
the foods listed below, as they contain
substances which suppress the activity
of the thyroid. Goitrin is slightly more
active than propylthiouracil in man.
About 25-50 milligrams of goitrin is
found in one to four pounds of fresh
Brassica foods, such as cabbage, ruta-
baga, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, collards, kohlrabi, and kale.
For hyperthyroidism take six to eight
ounces of cabbage juice daily, and eat
as much cabbage and its relatives (those
foods marked with the * in the above
list) as one can eat every day.
Foods having red, yellow, and blue col-
oring in flowers and fruit can restrain
thyroid function. Millet consumption can
depress the functioning of the thyroid
by means of a compound it contains
called thiocyanate. Cooking the millet
and storing it for a week increases its
antithyroid activity by six-fold.
Constipation and diarrhea may both be
present in hyperthyroidism, as the GI
tract tends to empty itself periodically
and then be unresponsive. Take one
tablespoon of charcoal powder in water
mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and at bed-
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time for one month. The charcoal tends
to regulate the bowel function and may
also take up some excess thyroid hor-
mone if it is not already attached to pro-
tein. It may also help remove Yersinia.
Wear a heating compress or a charcoal
poultice over the thyroid area each night
to reduce inflammation.
Give a neutral bath for 40-90 minutes,
the water being neither hot nor cold.
Prolonged cold to the thyroid area, as
by an ice bag, for 30 minutes should be
used in the mid-day beginning from the
first day of the treatment with hot and
cold compresses. The prolonged cold
may suppress the activity of the thyroid.
Drink 8 to 12 glasses of water daily, suf-
ficient to keep the urine pale and the
bowels moving well.
The gastrointestinal function should be
carefully monitored because the excess
thyroid hormone can be secreted into
the gastrointestinal tract and denatured
or excreted there. To assist in gas-
trointestinal health, try the following:
(a) Three days of a water fast, or a juice
fast if the water fast cannot be tolerated,
to cleanse the bowel and reduce the to-
tal antigenic load. Antigens can be a
cause of hyperactivity in some people.
Fasting is sedating.
(b) Use gastrointestinal stimulants as
needed, such as flaxseed or psyllium
seed (one to three tablespoons), or slip-
pery elm tea. These may also tie up prod-
ucts from Yersinia.
(c)Take two tablespoons of charcoal
stirred into a large glass of water four
times daily beginning on the day before
the fast begins, and continue after the
fast ends with one tablespoon in a large
glass of water four times daily.
(d) Use digestive enzymes, especially
trypsin, to help break up the immune
globulins in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Amylase and lipase have also been rec-
ommended by some.
Treatment for
Hypothyroidism –
Underactive Thyroid
Low functioning thyroid should not be
regarded as an irreversible condition, as
many patients regain normal thyroid
function after having low function for
some weeks or months, even years. Io-
dine deficiency OR iodine excess may
suppress the thyroid, certain drugs,
items in the diet that depress thyroid
function, as well as inflammation of the
thyroid gland, may all cause reversible
hypothyroidism. There are environmen-
tal agents having an antithyroid action,
one of which is lithium carbonate, a com-
mon drug. The production of antibodies
can sometimes prohibit thyroid function
instead of stimulating it.
Women diagnosed with low function-
ing thyroid are often treated with thy-
roxin (Synthroid is the commercial
name), the expectation being that they
will be on Synthroid for the rest of their
lives. However, after menopause a
smaller dose is needed, if it is needed at
all. Long-term use of thyroxin can weaken
the bones and increase the risk of breast
cancer; although many women are not
warned that osteoporosis or breast can-
cer can result from long-term use of thy-
roid hormone replacement.
To correct low functioning thyroid natu-
rally, use the following simple remedies.
Treatment
1. Lack of sunshine may result in a thy-
roid deficiency. Get out in the sunshine
at least 70 minutes a week.
2. Free fats (margarine, butter, mayon-
naise, fried foods, cooking fats, salad
oils, and peanut butter) can restrain the
thyroid. These should simply be omit-
ted from the diet.
3. An increase in exercise can increase
the function of the thyroid by stimulat-
ing TSH production in the pituitary. T3
increases slowly in the blood during
and after vigorous exercise.
4. For hypothyroid babies, mother’s milk
is a good treatment. It gives immune
protection, and also protects against hy-
pothyroidism in babies, lasting until the
baby is weaned. Every baby deserves
the right of breast feeding.
5. In cretins who were born hypothy-
roid, after three years of supplementa-
tion try taking them off the thyroid medi-
cation. It may be that the thyroid will
start up on its own after a bit of maturity
occurs.
6. Avoid those foods which are known
to hinder the function of the thyroid.
See list on page 7.
7. Use one serving each of oats, soy-
beans, and bananas daily, as they stimu-
late the thyroid.
8. In general, vegetables tend to sup-
press the thyroid, especially those listed
on page 7. Fruits can be more generally
eaten, except the ones listed. Avoid corn
and corn products.
9. Take a cool shower mornings and
nights to stimulate the thyroid, water
temperature about 98 degrees.
10. Use a cold spray from the shower to
the adrenal areas followed if possible
by tapotement (tapping with fingertips)
over the area immediately beneath the
shoulder blades to stimulate the
adrenals, which subsequently stimulate
the thyroid.
11. Use a healing treatment of alternat-
ing hot and cold to the thyroid area as
described under hyperthyroidism morn-
ing and evening for seven days, then
mornings only for 30 days. If this treat-
ment cannot be done, a charcoal poul-
tice to the thyroid area each night, worn
for eight hours, can be substituted.
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12. Use no electric blanket. Require the
thyroid to produce its own heat to warm
the body.
13. Get three to five hours of out-of-
doors labor daily to stimulate the thy-
roid gland.
14. Use a salt-free, oil-free, sugar-free diet
until the thyroid is under control. Blood
fats tend to be abnormally elevated. Fluid
tends to accumulate.
15. Use a cup of dulse tea daily, or
sprinkle one teaspoon on foods for fla-
voring daily instead of salt, for a little
iodine.
16. Coleus forskohlii and Commiphora
guggul are good herbs to stimulate the
thyroid function.
Concomitant with the treatment for hy-
pothyroid conditions should be support
for the liver to increase the conversion
of T4 to T3. Use licorice, dandelion, and
milk thistle. This routine assists in ad-
renal function as well, and more readily
makes the conversion of T4 to T3
through the support to the liver and
adrenals.
Foods Allowed in
Hypothyroidism
Grains – Amaranth, buckwheat, quinoa,
wheat, rye, rice, barley, spelt
Thickener – Arrowroot
Vegetables – Alfalfa sprouts, artichoke,
asparagus, cucumber, cilantro, eggplant,
garlic, portabella, maitaki, or shiitake
mushrooms, potatoes, okra, parsley,
parsnips, pumpkin, squash (acorn, zuc-
chini, butternut, Hubbard, summer),
Swiss chard, tomatoes, legumes – Soy-
beans (boiled, baked, ground and
scrambled, soy grits, etc.), tofu.
Fats – Avocado, seeds (sesame, sun-
flower, poppy, psyllium, flax), Brazil nuts,
cashews, coconut, macadamia nuts, ol-
ives, peanuts without skins, pecans,
pine nuts, pumpkin seeds.
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Fruits – Cantaloupe, cranberries, cur-
rants, dates, figs, kiwi, mangoes, water-
melon, persimmon, pineapple, papaya,
pomegranate, nectarines, bananas, rasp-
berries.
Miscellaneous – Yeast, small amount of
seaweed (kelp, dulse).
Thyroid Supplementation
The need for thyroid hormone often gets
less as one gets older. If you are taking a
thyroid supplement such as Synthroid
and would like to try getting off the
supplement, begin reducing the number
of doses of Synthroid you take by one
dose per week. Let us say that currently
you are taking seven doses per week,
the next week take only six doses, the
next only five doses, the next four, etc.
At any point you believe you are hav-
ing symptoms from low thyroid function,
hold at that number of doses per week
for four weeks to see if the thyroid will
adjust itself to the reduced level of
supplement. When you have stabilized
for about one month, then begin reduc-
ing the number of doses per week again,
but staying one month at each reduced
level.
At that time you can get another TSH
level from the laboratory to see if your
pituitary is picking up its activity. Watch
yourself for symptoms of hypothyroid-
ism, excessively dry skin, increased cho-
lesterol level in the blood, sluggishness,
slow talking, reduced reflex time, and
sensitivity to chilling. You may notice in
reduced reflex time that it takes you a
longer time to catch something which is
falling, or to turn your head to see some-
thing moving.
Supplementation may cause severe side
effects. Doctors once said that while thy-
roid supplementation “may do you no
good, it will do you no harm.” We now
know it can cause a number of severe
physical problems, even death. Heart
problems can be caused in rare cases by
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thyroid supplementation. In the person
whose cardiac reserves are very low, the
giving of thyroid supplementation may
increase the metabolism more than the
heart muscle is capable of supporting.
Congestive heart failure, or even cardiac
arrest may be the result.
Case History
When I was in medical school I had a
job at a small Georgia institution for
which I received a small stipend and
room and board. I was frequently called
out of bed at night to attend the father
of one of our staff members at the insti-
tution. In addition to a marginally low
thyroid function, the elderly man had
cardiac asthma, and would require a shot
of aminophylline to get him breathing
properly again so that he could finish
the night of sleep.
After two nights in one week of getting
out of bed at 2:00 a.m. to attend him, I
suggested to him and his son that they
take him to the university to the medical
clinic where I was receiving training and
get some thyroid medication to correct
his low thyroid and see if this would not
help him. The old country doctor who
had cared for the elderly man for 20 years
had “neglected his thyroid” in my opin-
ion. The son dutifully followed my sug-
gestion, took him to the clinic, where the
young resident immediately put him on
a medium sized dose of thyroid.About
ten days later I was called out of bed
very urgently in the middle of the night
to attend the elderly man. The son
sounded desperate when he called. I
rushed to the clinic to find the man al-
ready dead. The thyroid supplementa-
tion had given him a cardiac arrest. I went
to see the old country doctor in a few
days and asked him his opinion about
the course of the old man. He said that
as long as his thyroid was working at
half mast, his flagging heart energies
were just barely capable of keeping up.
Putting him on supplementation was the
straw that pushed him over the cliff.
Adrenal insufficiency can occur for very
much the same reason as cardiac arrest.
The adrenals will be functioning slowly
because of the deficient thyroid hor-
mone, as every organ in the body is
slowed in its metabolism because of thy-
roid insufficiency. To increase the need
of tissues for metabolic support at a time
when the adrenals have not yet recov-
ered sufficiently from their having been
low in thyroid, now makes the body rec-
ognize an adrenal insufficiency and re-
act. Adjustment to thyroid supplemen-
tation may require a few weeks.
Diabetes can be made worse by thyroid
supplementation, as thyroid supplemen-
tation also increases the need for insu-
lin. Anticoagulants can be upset. The
dosage must be readjusted when thy-
roid supplementation is begun. Thyroid
supplementation increases the need for
more Coumadin. In newborn children
synostosis can be caused by maternal
thyroid supplementation.
For the skull bones to close early can
mean the brain does not develop as well
as it should.
Estrogen increases the production of
certain thyroid fractions, particularly
thyroid binding globulin.
Thyroid supplementation will increase
the need of many patients for antide-
pressants. It may turn a simple case of
depression into a case of agitated de-
pression. Cardiac arrhythmias may oc-
cur either from thyroid deficiency or from
thyroid supplementation.
Digitalis (digoxin) may become more
toxic with thyroid supplementation. An-
gina and tachycardia may occur with
thyroid supplementation, even without
thyroid toxicity. Hair loss occurs in some
persons with thyroid supplementation.
Upon withdrawing the thyroid supple-
mentation, the hair usually grows back
within a year. — www.ucheepines.org
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 When Self Is The Enemy:
Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases
By John G. Clark, M.D.
“How long will he have to live in that
bubble?” David Vetter, born with a dys-
functional immune system had lived in a
sterile plastic “germ-free isolator” world
all of his life. The question was; when
would science deliver on its quest,
through some new technological ad-
vance, to find a solution to David’s di-
lemma? If allowed to encounter the en-
vironment, the one we live in every day,
David would most certainly pick up a
pathogen that would end his life. Even
NASA got involved! Top engineers put
their heads together and crafted a most
eloquent space suit for David. But after
a few forages out into the real world,
David’s fears of contamination, microbes
and death drove him back to his reclu-
sive spot at Baylor University Medical
center. David finely died when an attempt
to solve his life threatening condition
with a tissue transplant operation, failed
to resolve his immune system deficiency.
If we did not have an immune system,
we like David, would die. But where did
our immune system come from? “I will
praise thee; for I am fearfully and won-
derfully made: marvellous are thy works;
and that my soul knoweth right well.”
The Advantage Of An Immune
System
The skin is our first line of defense. “Ev-
ery square inch of human skin consists
of 19 million cells, 60 hairs, 90 oil glands,
19 feet of blood vessels, 625 sweat
glands, and 19,000 sensory cells that can
transmit information at more than 200
miles an hour.” What’s more, immune
cells of the skin secrete antibodies that
can stop invaders. And not just from the
skin of our bodies, antibodies from the
immune system emerge to protect the
nose, sinuses, throat, lungs, stomach
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and intestines. Without these antibod-
ies from the immune system, we’d all be
doomed.
After the skin, our next line of defense
centers in our immune system’s ability
to mount an all out counter attack to in-
vaders, and I do mean counter attack.
These invaders can be identified or uni-
dentified. If the immune system identi-
fies them (has had experience with them
before) then it can deal more specifically
and carefully with them. If the immune
system has never seen them before, then
it gets out the big guns and shoots any-
thing that seems out of place. As long
as this line of defense only destroys in-
vaders we are happy. This line of de-
fense is called inflammation. It is espe-
cially active to deal with any new injury,
antigen, bacteria or virus.
Friendly Fire: Why Autoimmune
Inflammatory Disease?
A compromised immune system cannot
deal with infections and antigens in its
usual healthy way, consequently it re-
sorts to inflammation. Tissue damage
often occurs as the body attempts to rid
itself of disease. When the only weapon
available is a sledgehammer, collateral
damage is sure to occur. Autoimmune
inflammatory diseases arise under sev-
eral situations where the immune sys-
tem is not able to function most effi-
ciently. Inflammation can occur when:
the immune system is not in optimal
health, the immune system is confused
by hostile antigens, the immune system
is overstimulated, the immune system’s
inflammatory process is secretly trig-
gered, or the immune system is overpow-
ered by oxidative stress or other sources
of inflammation. A few examples of au-
toimmune inflammatory diseases that
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occur under these conditions are: rheu-
matoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica,
psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, pol-
yarteritis nodosa, scleroderma, inflam-
matory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis,
Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel, some
cases of type I diabetes, fibromyalgia,
multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythe-
matosus, allergy, chronic fatigue and
asthma, etc.
What Perturbs The Immune
System
The list of what brings down the immune
system so that it resorts to primitive
means of defending the body could be
very long. We will try to point out some
of the ones most common and the most
dangerous, rather than giving an exhaus-
tive list.
The Aging Immune System
As we age our immune system tends to
lose its acuity making autoimmune in-
flammatory diseases more likely. Now
you may be thinking, “There is nothing
I can do about aging!” But, as you will
discover, aging can be influenced for bet-
ter or for worse.
Stressing The Body’s Defenses
Stress essentially drives the immune
system to suicide. Emotional stress or
job “burn out” provokes inflammation,
increasing the risk of cardiovascular dis-
ease and autoimmune inflammatory dis-
ease. Having experienced major stress-
ful life events within the last 2 years in-
creases the risk of developing an autoim-
mune inflammatory disorder 140%.
Anti-Oxidants
A deficiency of anti-oxidants favors oxi-
dative stress. Oxidative stress kills cells;
the immune system then makes anti-bod-
ies to their spilled DNA. Many autoim-
mune inflammatory diseases are identi-
fied by the presence of anti-DNA anti-
bodies.
Heavy Metal Blues
Heavy metals increase the body’s inflam-
mation, increasing the risk of autoim-
mune inflammatory diseases. Top heavy
metal villains include lead, mercury, be-
ryllium, nickel, chromium, cobalt, cad-
mium, and vanadium. Mercury increases
inflammatory tissue damage by 50%.
The Drugged Immune System
Many drugs are known risk factors for
these diseases. For example estrogens:
estrogens enhance the release of inflam-
matory mediators from white cells in the
immune system. Oral contraceptive use
increases autoimmune inflammatory dis-
ease risk by 90%. Hormone replacement
therapy increases autoimmune inflamma-
tory disease risk 150%. Pharmaceutical
drugs are not the only source of these
hormones. Chemicals and animal prod-
ucts are also big sources of hormone
and hormone-like substances that can
cause autoimmune inflammatory disor-
ders.
Better Living Through
Chemistry?
There are many chemicals, especially in
some work environments, which increase
the risk of autoimmune inflammatory dis-
ease. For example, hair preparations, es-
pecially dyes, increase the risk of an au-
toimmune inflammatory disease by 90%.
Another culprit is Sodium Lauryl Sul-
phate (SLS), which breaks down the
body’s barriers to antigen invasion and
it also causes inflammation. SLS is the
most common major ingredient in
shampoos, toothpaste and other per-
sonal care items.
What are you eating? Food preserva-
tives, such as BHA (3-tertbutyl-4-hy-
droxyanisole), and additives, such as
emulsifiants, thickeners, surface-finish-
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ing agents and contaminants like plasti-
cizers can trigger inflammation in the
body.
Do you eat crackers with soup? The
stomach’s job is to produce acid for the
digestion of food. When alkali sub-
stances such as baking soda/powder are
ingested, as found in crackers, many
biscuits and cakes, the stomach has to
work twice as hard to achieve the same
level of acidity. Baking soda/powder in-
take is associated with a 190% increase
in risk of stomach cancer, a cancer often
the result from increased stomach acid-
ity, irritation and inflammation.
Toxins and waste products are elimi-
nated through the skin. People avoid
jobs that provoke sweat and as a result
skin pores become clogged with waste.
Consequently a greater burden is placed
on the liver, bowels and kidneys to dis-
pense of these. This leads to increased
inflammation and increased skin, liver,
bowel and kidneys disease. Good skin
hygiene helps combat inflammatory dis-
ease. Good skin hygiene may involve
thorough scrubbing, brushing and
sweating.
Would You Like That Fresh Or
Rotten?
Can you find a good banana in a
dumpster? Aflatoxins, formed in the pro-
cess of aging or fermenting, are a source
of inflammation. Dietary sources of afla-
toxins include: cheese, wine, vinegar,
and any food created by rotting or fer-
mentation. Scientists use weak vinegar
solutions to cause inflammatory bowel
disease in rats as a model for studying
ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in
humans. What’s more, chemicals formed
when foods are pickled increase oxida-
tive stress, inflammation, autoimmune
disease and cancer.
Another source of aflatoxin exposure is
the environment. Mold in the environ-
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ment increases the risk of autoimmune
inflammatory: 180% for the lungs and
360% for joints. Shade trees and shrub-
bery close and dense around a house,
water-damaged buildings, decaying
leaves, compost heaps, sauna baths, wet
basements, swamps and lowlands—all
sources of aflatoxins and inflammation.
Avoid all decay both personal and envi-
ronmental.
Perfect Health Depends On
Perfect Circulation
Inflammation increases when blood flow
is congested and slowed. As a result
autoimmune inflammatory diseases are
more likely with a sedentary lifestyle,
tight clothing or cold extremities. On the
other hand, when circulation is quick-
ened, inflammation decreases. In cold
weather, wearing short sleeves or short
pants exposes the limbs to cooling, chill-
ing the blood back from the extremities
to the chest, abdomen and pelvis where
inflammation can set in. Additionally the
circadian rhythm (your internal equilib-
rium clock which controls the balance
between inflammation and anti-
inflammation) is disrupted, inflammatory
mediators are released, and the risk of
autoimmune inflammatory disease in-
creases.
Studies show that tight clothing has a
negative effect on the body. From slowed
digestion of food to increased inflam-
matory mediators, tight clothing is sure
to increase one’s risk of autoimmune in-
flammatory disease. Another way in
which circulation is unbalanced, and can
be the source of inflammation, is through
overwork of the brain. Over work of the
brain in the absence of good outdoor
physical exercise results in increased in-
flammation. Inflammatory diseases are
significantly more prevalent in those do-
ing mental work compared to those in-
volved in physical labor.
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Sleeping Off The Disease
Sleep loss is associated with increased
inflammation and autoimmune disease.
Many of the things that we are discuss-
ing affect sleep quality and therefore also
affect the risk of disease.
Air Quality Control
Indoor air has far more contaminants then
outdoor air. Indoor air contaminants are
a source of inflammation. Contaminants
include: breathable dust, nitrogen diox-
ide, chemicals such as formaldehyde,
aspergillus aflatoxins and various molds.
Don’t Let This One Get Out Of
Hand
Some causes of autoimmune inflamma-
tory disease start small and increase with
time to something bigger than expected.
Improper use of the voice, voice strain,
shallow or improper breathing can all
cause inflammation of the lungs and
throat increasing the risk of autoimmune
inflammatory diseases.
Repetitive or forceful tasks cause tissue
microtraumas leading to inflammation
that can spread to the whole body in-
creasing the risk for autoimmune inflam-
matory disorders.
Condiments and Spices
Strong dietary condiments and spices
can be the source of inflammation lead-
ing to autoimmune disease. Mince pies,
cakes, preserves, highly-seasoned meats
with gravies, pickles, excessive salt,
grease, pepper, mustard, and ketchup etc.
Excessive salt intake increases hyper-
tension and renal injury caused in part
by oxidative stress and inflammation in
the kidneys and blood vessel walls. Red
and black pepper significantly increase
the stomach’s acidity leading to cell de-
struction, microbleeding, and inflamma-
tion. Red pepper increases stomach acid
excretion 700%.
Stimulants
What about caffeine? Caffeine and its
relatives increase the risk of acquiring
an autoimmune disease. Once inflamma-
tion starts in the body, caffeine can ac-
celerate it by 300%-600%. Chocolate in-
creases the risk by 150%, cola drinks by
120% and coffee 118%. Does alcohol
impair the immune system? Alcohol con-
sumption increases free radical forma-
tion and whole body inflammation. Wine
can be especially aggravating, worsen-
ing such inflammatory diseases as
asthma. Smoking (even secondhand
smoke) causes increased inflammation
thereby using up the body’s protective
anti-oxidant resources. Toxic fumes and
caustic chemicals from burning tobacco
increase the risk of acquiring an autoim-
mune inflammatory disease. The risk of
acquiring an autoimmune inflammatory
disease increases 65% with smoking and
98% with alcohol consumption.
Food And Autoimmune
Inflammatory Disease
Notice that we have been writing about
a lot more than just diet. Diet is impor-
tant, but there is a whole lot more to au-
toimmune disease than just diet.
Snack Attack!
Fried potatoes, salty snacks, desserts
and processed meats are among the top
instigators of elevated oxidative stress
and whole body inflammation. Can you
name one snack food that is healthy?
Western Diet Woes
A number of studies have identified the
western diet, (described variously as in-
cluding; red meat, processed meat, pork/
hot dogs, butter, lard, hydrogenated fats,
high saturated fat, high-fat dairy, eggs,
french fries, potatoes, regular and diet
soft drinks, pizza, refined grains, breads
and pastas, coffee and tea, sweets/candy
and desserts), as increasing the risk of
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autoimmune inflammatory diseases by
as much as 210%.
The Key Is To Eat For Your
Protection
Patients suffering from autoimmune in-
flammatory disease have significantly
lower blood anti-oxidants levels. Stud-
ies also show that commercial supple-
ments are of no value in correcting this
deficiency. Proper diet is the only solu-
tion to poor nutrition and reducing the
risk of autoimmune inflammatory disease.
Fiber: Start Roughing It
Patients suffering from autoimmune in-
flammatory disease can also have sig-
nificantly lower fiber and magnesium in-
takes. Fibrous foods are usually higher
in magnesium. Fiber and magnesium de-
ficiency are associated with a 300%-
400% elevation in inflammation.
Mineral Depletion Is A Global
Issue
The amount of magnesium in all foods
has decreased by 19% in the last 50
years. Low levels of zinc, selenium, and
magnesium are associated with in-
creased inflammation. Whole wheat flour
has 530% more magnesium, 320% more
zinc, and 110% more selenium than white
flour. Pumpkin seeds are a rich source of
zinc and Brazil nuts are a good source of
selenium.
Doughnut Despair
Doughnuts are a huge source of ad-
vanced glycation end products! Carbo-
hydrates fried with oil accumulate ad-
vanced glycation end products (AGEs),
toxins that activate the body’s inflam-
matory mediators. AGEs can also be
formed in the body if the blood sugar
becomes elevated. A slice of 100% whole
wheat bread has 536 AGEs units, while a
plane-glazed doughnut weighs in at a
whopping 4,25,740 units of AGEs.
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High-Fructose Is High Risk
Fructose (in all its forms, e.g. high fruc-
tose corn syrup) activates inflammatory
mediators in the liver and blood vessels
increasing the risk for autoimmune in-
flammatory disease.
Risk Management
The results of a study that came out of
Israel help put things in perspective.
Dietary choices that increase autoim-
mune inflammatory disease risk include:
sugar (430% increased risk), cholesterol
(360%), eggs (350%), saturated fat (ani-
mal fat, 310%), soft drinks (300%), and
vegetable oil (22%).
Fat and Cholesterol
Dietary cholesterol is especially harm-
ful. Cholesterol provokes the immune
system to increase inflammation. A high
cholesterol diet more than triples the risk
of autoimmune inflammatory disease.
High fat food is at greater risk for lipid
oxidation or peroxidation. Cheese is high
in fat and is created by decay, thus it is
high in oxidized lipids (fats). These oxi-
dized cheese lipids significantly increase
the risk of autoimmune inflammatory dis-
eases. Butter significantly increases oxi-
dative stress by stimulating the immune
cells to produce inflammation when
there is no other reason to be causing
inflammation.
High fat diets increase body inflamma-
tion. Of special concern are trans-fats
that significantly increase the inflamma-
tory responses of the body. Saturated
fat, as found in animal products and
tropical oils such as palm oil, have been
shown to increase the body’s inflamma-
tion. Compared to a diet predominating
in monounsaturated (vegetable) fat, eat-
ing a high saturated (animal) fat diet in-
creases body inflammation 270%.
What’s more animals fed a fatty diet de-
velop a high rate of autoantibodies (an-
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tibodies against one’s own self), a clas-
sic finding in autoimmune inflammatory
diseases.
Of special concern are oils that have been
oxidized.Oxidized oils pose an immedi-
ate and long-term threat to body antiin-
flammatory reserves heightening the risk
of multiple autoimmune inflammatory
diseases. Oxidized oils are common to
deep fat fryers, fried foods, and pack-
aged foods with a long shelf history.
Cooking food in oil (frying) produces
trans-fat, acrylamide and lipid
peroxidation. These byproducts of fry-
ing are all stimulators of inflammation
leading to increased risk of autoimmune
inflammatory disorders. Trans-fat can
also be found in hydrogenated and par-
tially hydrogenated vegetable oils, mar-
garines and shortening.
Oxidized cholesterol promotes tissue in-
flammation and cell death leading to ath-
erosclerosis (inflammatory heart disease)
and autoimmune inflammatory disease.
Common sources of oxidized cholesterol
are: spray dried egg powders (such as
found in pancake mixes), Parmesan
cheese, butter oil, ice cream, sausages
and beef tallow. Oils and cholesterol are
especially apt to oxidation when heated
in the presence of air for a longer period
for example in deep-frying at fast food
restaurants.
Same Foods Everyday?
Eating the same foods day after day over-
whelms the body’s food tolerance mecha-
nisms and can result in food allergy and/
or autoimmune inflammatory disease.
Enriched!
A diet high in refined carbohydrates
negatively affects the balance of free
radical generation and antioxidant de-
fense leading to inflammation overload.
A breakfast consisting of a bowl of corn
flakes with skimmed milk, a piece of toast
and a glass of orange juice converts al-
most instantly to 16 teaspoons of sugar.
Sixteen teaspoons of sugar will increase
the body’s oxidative stress and inflam-
mation by 240%. A can of soda has 12
teaspoons of sugar.
Refined grain products, (e.g. white
bread, white rice, white pasta), tip the
body’s oxidant / anti-oxidant balance
toward oxidation, increasing inflamma-
tion and the risk of autoimmune disease.
The Gluten Connection
Patients with autoimmune inflammatory
diseases have a high incidence of sensi-
tivity to wheat gluten, as high as 10 times
higher than normal individuals. Patients
with autoimmune inflammatory diseases
have a high incidence of sensitivity to
wheat gluten, as high as 10 times higher
than normal individuals.
Animal Antigens
Individuals with autoimmune inflamma-
tory disease show higher than normal
sensitivities to animal product antigens:
1200% higher for dairy, 600% for eggs,
460% for pork, and 400% for fish. If you
have autoimmune disease or know you
should be taking precautions to avoid
autoimmune inflammatory disease it
might be prudent to stay away from
these sources of disease.
More On Milk
The link between dairy and autoimmune
inflammatory diseases is multifactorial:
milk is immunosuppressive, it has many
hormones which increase disease risk,
milk is the source of many infectious
agents (viruses and bacteria) that pre-
cipitate autoimmune inflammatory dis-
ease, it contains many antigens which
initiate the autoimmune process, and
milk provokes and aggravates the inflam-
matory process.
Go Big Red
Why is red meat red? Heme iron makes
red meat red and red cells red. Heme iron
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increases the body’s sensitivity to oxi-
dative stress and inflammation. Con-
sumption of red meat increases the risk
of autoimmune inflammatory disease by
130%. Epidemiological studies compar-
ing the amount of meat eaten in coun-
tries around the world with how much
autoimmune inflammatory disease have
shown that with increased meat con-
sumption there is increased disease. The
message of course is, if you need an au-
toimmune inflammatory disease, eat more
meat.
Protein Portions
Many people these days are worried
about whether or not they are eating
enough protein in their diet. It is a bit of
a mania. In fact it is actually hard to
achieve a low protein diet. Protein, eaten
in excess of body needs, increases the
risk of autoimmune inflammatory dis-
eases by 190%.
Variety, The Spice Of Life?
Most people in developed countries like
to eat a large variety of food at each meal
as though they had to balance their en-
tire life’s nutritional requirements at one
sitting. Excessive antigenic load, as en-
countered in a complex meal comprised
of multiple diverse foods, can provoke
autoimmunity, allergy and inflammation.
Eat To Live, Or Live To Eat?
Another instigator of the autoimmune
inflammatory process is overeating.
Overeating provides fuel for a bigger fire
then can be healthfully managed. Exces-
sive caloric intake is associated with in-
creased body oxidative stress and in-
creased incidence of autoimmune inflam-
matory diseases. On the other hand re-
duced caloric intake decreases autoim-
mune inflammatory disease risks.
Weight Management
For the avoidance of these diseases,
carrying extra weight is not ideal. Stud-
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ies show that whole body inflammation
increases with increasing body weight.
Being overweight increases the risk of
acquiring an autoimmune inflammatory
disorder by 275%.
As a person gains weight, fat tends to
gather about the abdomen. While much
of this fat is external, a large portion of it
is also internal, around the organs. This
internal fat is termed organ or visceral
fat. Visceral fat is another source of in-
flammation and oxidized fat. For each 1%
increase in visceral fat, the risk for in-
creasing inflammation goes up an addi-
tional 140%.
A Case Of Mistaken Identity
Worms: could there be a case of mis-
taken identity? Trichinellosis, a parasite
acquired from eating pork and bear, is
associated with increased inflammation.
Musculoskeletal symptoms include
muscle pain, joint pain, muscle weak-
ness, and restriction of joint movements.
Trichinellosis is not the only infection
implicated in autoimmune inflammatory
conditions. Viral and bacterial infections
are being implicated more and more in
the development of autoimmune inflam-
matory diseases. Autoantibodies in-
crease with the number of infections a
person has suffered in their lifetime. Nu-
merous infectious agents, including Sal-
monella, E. Coli, Streptococcus and My-
cobacterium, have been linked to autoim-
mune inflammatory diseases. The most
abundant source of these infectious
agents is animal products.
Needling The Immune System
There are some risky behaviors that may
need to be avoided. One of these, about
which more and more scientific evidence
is emerging, is vaccination. For example
receiving measles, mumps and rubella
vaccine (MMR) vaccination significantly
increases the odds of acquiring chronic
inflammatory arthritis. Compared to receiv-
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ing the common tetanus vaccine: receiv-
ing a hepatitis B vaccine increases the odds
of acquiring multiple sclerosis by 420%,
systemic lupus erythematosus by 810%,
and rheumatoid arthritis by 1700%!
Exercise
It has been said, “If you don’t find time
to exercise, you will have to find time to
be sick.” When one sits around, its like
a car idling; smoke and fumes build up.
For the sedentary individual, inflamma-
tion builds up, increasing the risk for
autoimmune inflammatory disease.
Strict Schedule
How regular are you? I mean in your
schedule? Studies show that extended
and irregular shift work confers an in-
creased risk of contracting an autoim-
mune inflammatory disease.
Outcome of Perturbing
the Immune System
Once the immune system becomes off
balance it can really fall a long way from
normal resulting in signs and symptoms
that culminate in autoimmune inflamma-
tory disease. Besides all the well recog-
nized autoimmune inflammatory diseases
listed earlier there are other unhappy
outcomes to letting the immune system
fall into disarray. We will list just a few.
The presence of an autoimmune inflam-
matory disease is a good sign that the
immune system is probably going to
have trouble performing its usual func-
tion with success. Most autoimmune
disease is associated with immune sup-
pression or dysfunction. People with
autoimmune inflammatory disorders are
85% more likely to acquire serious life
threatening infections. The most com-
mon sites of infection include, joints,
skin, soft tissues and the lungs. Despite
increased medical treatment options, pa-
tients with autoimmune inflammatory
diseases do not enjoy lengthy lives.
Pneumonia, tuberculosis, and liver dis-
ease are significantly increased as
causes of death in these patients.
Chest pain: should autoimmune inflam-
matory disease patient be worried? In-
flammatory disease not only affects
bones, connective tissue and joints, but
blood vessels and heart muscle as well.
Patients with autoimmune inflammatory
disease are 90% more apt to have con-
gestive heart failure, 95% more likely to
die of sudden cardiac arrest, and 220%
to have a heart attack.
Many autoimmune inflammatory disease
patients suffer from osteoporosis, (thin-
ning of the bones), making them more
susceptible to fractures. The inflamma-
tory process involved in autoimmune
disease is also a major player in os-
teoporosis. Many of the medications
with which autoimmune inflammatory dis-
ease are treated also cause osteoporosis.
Cancer is also often the result of a defi-
cient immune system. Immunity is a func-
tion of white blood cells. As a conse-
quence of inflammation and immune
compromise, the risk of leukemia (blood
cell cancer) increases 150%.
Restoring and
Maintaining the Immune
System
Let’s change gears now and talk about
how to restore a failing immune system
and maintain it in a condition to assure
the avoidance of further inflammatory
disease, its complications, and its pain.
Fresh Morning Air
Occupations involving physical work in
the open air are protective, while work-
ing in artificial, air conditioned environ-
ments increase the risk of contracting
an autoimmune inflammatory disease.
One of the most effective immune boost-
ers is an early morning walk in the fresh
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air near a body of water as the sun is just
coming up.
Have You Seen The Smiling Sun
Recently?
Sunlight exposure reduces inflammation
in the body. Sunlight exposure is a major
source of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency
increases the risk of many common can-
cers, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid ar-
thritis, hypertension, cardiovascular
heart disease, and type I diabetes. It is
recommended that at least 25% of your
skin be exposed to the sunlight for 20
minutes each day, and longer if you have
darker skin.
What About Exercise?
“But I can’t exercise, I have pain!” you
may be thinking. Exercise tips the inflam-
matory/anti-inflammatory balance in fa-
vor of reduced inflammation and re-
duced disease risk. With few exceptions,
sufferers of autoimmune inflammatory
diseases benefit significantly from
physical activity, which leads to signifi-
cant improvements in strength, pain, and
fatigue without making the disease worse.
As individuals age their immune systems
decline. Being physically fit helps to
slow this decline. The immune system
responds positively to moderate exer-
cise, while too much exercise tends to
suppress it.
While you are out exercising, as I know
you will be, loose clothing is of greater
benefit than clothing that restricts move-
ment and blood flow. Tight clothing has
been shown to interfere in body tem-
perature variations, blood flow and hor-
mone levels, factors implicated in autoim-
mune inflammatory disease.
Circadian Rhythms: The Bodies
Internal Clock
Our bodies run on clocks. The anti-in-
flammatory/inflammatory balance cycles
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on a clock called your circadian rhythm.
The antiinflammatory circadian clock
malfunctions when: meal times are var-
ied or meals are taken late in the evening,
sleeping times are varied, insufficient or
shifted to a late bedtime and/or late rise
time, a job requires shift work where daily
schedules vary on some days, such as
on days off or weekends. Regularity in
sleeping hours improves overall sleep
quality and anti-inflammatory effect. For
the autoimmune inflammatory patient,
we recommend a strict schedule for
sleeping hours with a set nightly bed-
time no later than 9:30 p.m., and a set
regular rise time between 7.5 and 8 hours
later on all weekdays and weekend days.
We recommend regular mealtimes every
day of the week not varying by more
than 5 minutes with no meal later than
5:30 p.m. We recommend regularity in
exercising every day of the week includ-
ing days off and weekends.
Dietary Choices
A study was performed comparing four
diets: (1) fats and processed meats diet
(fats, oils, processed meats, fried pota-
toes, salty snacks, and desserts)—the
western diet, (2) beans, tomatoes, and
refined grains diet (beans, tomatoes, re-
fined grains, and high-fat dairy prod-
ucts)—a Mediterranean like diet, (3) veg-
etables and fish diet (fish and dark-yel-
low, cruciferous, and other veg-
etables)—sea food diet, and (4) whole
grains and fruit diet (whole grains, fruit,
nuts, and green leafy vegetables)—veg-
etarian vegan diet. The western diet
raised three markers of inflammation, the
Mediterranean diet raised one marker of
inflammation, the seafood diet lowered
one marker of inflammation and the veg-
etarian vegan diet lowered four markers
of inflammation; showing the superior-
ity of the vegan diet in addressing au-
toimmune inflammatory diseases.
Vegetarian Advantage
Natural Remedies - Series 7
A vegetarian diet has been found to have
an anti-inflammatory effect on patients
with active autoimmune inflammatory
disease. A vegetarian diet stimulates the
immune system, improves tolerance to
noxious antigens found in less ideal di-
ets, and is loaded with anti-oxidant anti-
inflammatory vitamins and phyto-
chemicals. Another advantage to the
vegetarian diet is its high content of natu-
ral anti-oxidants. Studies show that pa-
tients suffering from autoimmune inflam-
matory diseases eat significantly fewer
anti-oxidant foods. On the other hand
studies show that high antioxidant in-
take decreases the bodies inflammation.
There is a real advantage to eating fruit
and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables
are high in flavonoids, phytochemicals
and anti-oxidants that have been found
to lower the oxidative stress, inflamma-
tion and oxidation of lipids (fats) in the
body. Fruits and vegetables are high in
vitamin A. Deficiency in vitamin A leaves
the body unguarded against oxidative
stress and autoimmune inflammatory
disease. Good sources of vitamin A in-
clude sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, spin-
ach, winter squash, cantaloupe and broc-
coli.
Whole grains and fiber are also a part of
an autoimmune inflammatory disease
fighting diet. Diets high in whole grains
have been shown to have a protective
effect against systemic inflammation re-
ducing the risk of autoimmune inflam-
matory disease. Fiber, as found in whole
grain products and bran, reduces inflam-
mation in patients with inflammatory dis-
orders.
What about a “low carb” diet for reduc-
ing inflammation? To the contrary, low
fat, high carbohydrate diets have been
shown to significantly reduce whole
body inflammation.
What diet provides the maximal amount
of anti-oxidant, antiinflammatory ben-
efits? Fresh food, that taste of Eden, is
most effective. Fresh food is an uncooked
vegan diet consisting of berries, fruits,
vegetables and roots, nuts, germinated
seeds and sprouts, i.e. rich sources of
carotenoids, vitamins C and E, (some call
this a “raw food” diet). People on a fresh
food diet have been shown to enjoy im-
provements in symptoms of autoimmune
inflammatory disease including: pain,
joint stiffness, quality of sleep, health
quality, cholesterol and weight manage-
ment.
Another consid-
eration is the
health benefits of
omega-3 fatty
acids.Omega-3
fatty acids are
associated with
decreased in-
flammation, im-
provement in
disease symp-
toms and re-
duced risk of ac-
quiring autoim-
mune inflamma-
tory disease.
Good sources of
omega-3 fatty ac-
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ids are a vegetarian diet, olives, and flax
seed. Olives and olive oil, with their high
levels of anti-oxidants, omega-3 fatty
acids and phytochemicals, have been
found to be helpful in the prevention
and treatment of autoimmune inflamma-
tory disorders. The most preferable way
to obtain the olive oil is from the eating
of whole olives. Results are not immedi-
ate but usually felt within 12 weeks.
Another single food we want to men-
tion is lemon juice and citrus. Citrus con-
tains many bioflavonoids, phyto-
chemicals, and anti-oxidants that have
been found to reduce inflammation and
improve symptoms of autoimmune in-
flammatory disease.
We mentioned that too much protein has
deleterious effects for the would-be au-
toimmune inflammatory disease survi-
vor. But not all proteins are created equal.
Soy protein reduces the risk of autoim-
mune inflammatory disease by 60% com-
pared to a diet high in animal protein.
Chew Your Food
Are you drinking juices or slurping
smoothies? Are you a python? Do you
swallow your food whole? A better
method is to chew your food well and
savor every bite. The immune tissue in
the mouth and throat (tonsils), tests sub-
stances coming into the body to let the
body know what is food. Allergy and
autoimmune inflammatory diseases are
more likely to flair up when food is not
chewed long and well, when the body
has not had a chance to recognize the
antigens.
Temperance: Abstinence From
Things Harmful, Moderation In
Things Good
A program designed to benefit patients
with autoimmune inflammatory disease
will most surely include methods for
eliminating the use of such stimulants
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as tea, coffee, caffeine, tobacco and al-
cohol.
Another aspect of temperance is the eat-
ing moderate amounts of food. When
more calories are consumed than are
needed, inflammation increases. On the
other hand, reducing calorie intake re-
duces the body’s inflammatory re-
sponses. The goal is to match caloric
intake to body energy needs.
Taken a step further, fasting is a quick
way to get an energy imbalance under
control. Fasting has been found to re-
duce oxidative stress and inflammation,
and improve symptoms of autoimmune
inflammatory disease. The outcome of
caloric restriction could have another
desirable result for some; that being
weight loss. Being overweight is asso-
ciated with increased risk of autoimmune
inflammatory disease. Weight loss is as-
sociated with a decrease in oxidative
damage to lipids (fats) and proteins and
decreased inflammation.
Water Consumption: I’ll Drink
To That
Studies show that optimal water intake
can lower the risk of autoimmune inflam-
matory diseases by as much as 60%. On
the other hand, dehydration (being low
on water) enhances the inflammatory
response of the body to hostile antigens.
We recommend 8-12 eight ounce glasses
per day.
What water should I drink? We have a
saying; “friends don’t let friends drink
tap water.” Contaminated water is also a
source of inflammation. Water should be
obtained which is pure and free from all
substances, which can potentially in-
duce inflammation. Depending on your
water condition, filtering, distilling or
other treatment may be necessary.
Drinking it is not the only beneficial use
of water. Many people have discovered
the benefits of hydrotherapy; the use of
Natural Remedies - Series 7
water for treatment of disease and main-
tenance of health. Acute inflammatory
pain can be treated with either superfi-
cial heat for reducing guarding (fear and
tensing) or with cold for reducing pain.
The application of heat or cold to in-
flamed joints tends to improve pain, joint
stiffness and joint function. The appli-
cation of cold tends to raise the pain
threshold. Contrast (alternating hot and
cold) hydrotherapy tends to improve cir-
culation, greatly lowering inflammation.
Avoiding The Obvious
The avoidance of heavy metal exposure
is key to reducing the risk of and/or
symptoms of autoimmune inflammatory
disease. If a high level of exposure has
been experienced in the past, it may be
necessary to take steps to eliminate
these toxins from the body.
Vaccination Burnout
Repeated over stimulation of the immune
system, as in immunizations, can result
in immune fatigue and burnout resulting
in increased risk of autoimmune inflam-
matory disease.
Should I Do A Cleanse?
When toxin accumulation is the cause
of immune dysfunction, toxin elimination
may be the only way to get the immune
system back in balance. Sweating, some-
thing we don’t like to do in this day and
age, may be just what is needed to expel
the aggravating toxins. Skin brushing
(exfoliation) can also be a part of this
elimination process. Chelation is another
effective way to get rid of especially
heavy metals. This can often be accom-
plished with dietary modifications. Some-
times a diet totally devoid for a while of
the toxin to be expelled can accomplish
the same goal. Some have even found a
colon cleanse beneficial. I knew of a pa-
tient who was successful at managing
their inflammatory arthritis if they did a
colon cleanse once a quarter (which
made me wonder what they were doing
the rest of the time to pollute their colon
again).
Another useful modality for the removal
of toxins and inflammation is charcoal.
Charcoal can be used for inflammation
as an oral supplement, and as a topical
treatment. Studies show that it is effec-
tive in reducing the symptoms and signs
of autoimmune inflammatory disease.
Mind Body Connection
Trust in Divine power: spirituality is as-
sociated with less depression and in-
creased feelings of health in patients
with autoimmune inflammatory disease.
Studies reveal that religious intervention
such as intercessory prayer increases
immune function, improves rheumatoid
arthritis, and reduces anxiety. In a study
of autoimmune inflammatory patients, six
hours of one-on-one intercessory prayer
was associated with significant overall
improvement in disease that lasted the
entire subsequent year of the study’s du-
ration.
Given the relationship between stress
and autoimmune inflammatory disease,
stress reduction should be a priority with
autoimmune disease sufferers. The di-
etary changes we advocate have also
been found to reduce the psychological
symptoms of stress. Improved spiritual
health has been shown to be a valuable
aid in stress management. Has not God
said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest.” He is the great burden bearer; trust-
ing in Him alleviates stress.
In Summary
As you engage in an autoimmune inflam-
matory disease recovery program you will
find it helpful to eliminate all:
• Animal products including dairy and
eggs.
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• Possibly wheat gluten.
• Oxidized oils or cholesterol.
• Refined foods: sugars, starches, grains,
and oils.
• Excess dietary calories.
• Foods or drinks created by aging or
fermentation.
• Stimulants: coffee, tea, tobacco and al-
cohol.
• Strong irritating spices.
• Excess body weight.
• Tight clothing and clothing that does
not provide adequate and evenly dis-
tributed warmth.
• Excessive meals (fasting may be help-
ful).
As you engage in an autoimmune in-
flammatory disease recovery program
you will find it helpful to:
• Have a regular schedule throughout
the day for sleep, meals and exercise.
• Eat a whole plant food diet with plenty
More About Thyroid
How to Suppress Your TSH
Eat fiber. Avoid overconsumption of
soya (moderately is alright). Take herbal
supplements: guggul, tyrosine, kelp,
bladderwrack, iodine, and vitamins.
Manage your diet, stress and sleep. Your
entire endocrine system responds to
sleep deprivation and to periods of ex-
treme stress. Eat a healthy, balanced diet
and improve your sleep habits to en-
hance your mood and stabilize your TSH
levels. — Livestrong.com
Why Does Anyone Produce
Reverse T3?
T4, a storage hormone and the most
abundant, is meant to convert to T3, the
active hormone. T3 is also made directly.
In any given day, it’s stated that 40% of
T4 goes to T3 and 20% of T4 goes to
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of fresh fruits and vegetables, omega-
3s and fiber.
• Chew your food thoroughly and swish
it around your mouth.
• Make use of pure water: drink plenty,
bathe often, and perform hot and
cold treatments.
• Make wise application of charcoal as
poultices and taken by mouth.
And what dietary program are we really
talking about? The original Bible diet!
Then God said, “I give you every seed-
bearing plant on the face of the whole
earth and every tree that has fruit with
seed in it. They will be yours for food.”
“And you will eat the plants of the field.”
Should it be any surprise that the Maker
of this marvelous immune system, which
is designed to protect this marvelous
body we have been given, should have
the best lifestyle prescription necessary
for its upkeep? Ω 2. Increasing T3 and lowering reverse
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Reverse T3 if there is emotional, physi-
cal, or biological stress, low/high corti-
sol and iron levels, B12, Lyme, chronic
inflammation and other health issues.
When iron goes low, which is common
in thyroid patients due to low stomach
acid, your red blood cells become weak
and pale, and carrying thyroid hormones
via your blood becomes inadequate,
causing thyroid hormones to pool in
your blood. The body responds by pro-
ducing excessive amounts of RT3 to clear
out the excess T4. The more RT3 you
have, the less T3 you will have.
Change your lifestyle. Improve your food
choices. Take Selenium high foods. Low
Selenium can increase RT3. Use a good liver
cleanse. — stopthethyroidmadness.com
Natural Remedies - Series 7
5 Keys to Improving Thyroid
Hormone Conversion
Thyroid replacement hormones like
Synthroid is synthetic T4. Giving it to a
patient and tell them to call you in 6
months, doesn’t work that way. The rea-
son it doesn’t work is that thyroid hor-
mone must be converted from T4 into
T3 in order for the body to utilize it. This
conversion happens differently in dif-
ferent parts of the body.
Hashimoto’s is more than a thyroid prob-
lem and way more than a thyroid and
autoimmune problem. It is a multi-sys-
tem disorder that can only be healed
using a multi-system approach. Five im-
portant areas that need to be assessed
and addressed are:
1. Liver detoxification and other meta-
bolic pathways.
T3 levels.
3. The Gut and Thyroid hormone con-
version.
4. Adrenal stress can cause lower T3
and higher Reverse T3.
5. Systemic inflammation lowers T3.
www.hashimotoshealing.com
Symptoms of Thyroid Cancer
Five percent of Thyroid nodules are can-
cerous and can sometimes grow rapidly,
resulting in symptoms such as hoarse-
ness, difficulty swallowing, and troubles
with breathing as the nodule expands.
One can also have painful swallowing
or neck discomfort that spreads up the
jaw and into the ears, as well as lymph
node enlargement in the neck, around
the jaw, ears, and under the collarbone.
The most serious complication of thy-
roid cancer is the spread of the cancer to
other tissues and organs. What causes
thyroid cancer? Damage to DNA—the
genetic blueprint of the body—is the
leading cause of most types of cancer.
Unchecked DNA damage causes certain
cells to grow out of control, eventually
leading to tumor growth and spread.
Aging also leads to DNA damage as cells
lose their ability to repair themselves.
Also, exposure to environmental con-
taminants and radiation causes thyroid
cancer.
How is thyroid cancer diagnosed? The
evaluation of a thyroid nodule or mul-
tiple nodules detected on physical ex-
amination proceeds in a stepwise man-
ner. Blood test, ultrasound, FNA (fine
needle aspiration of the thyroid where a
small needle is used to withdraw thyroid
cells for examination, may be considered.
FNA is considered to be the most accu-
rate diagnostic study.
What is the conventional treatment for
thyroid cancer? Surgery, radioactive io-
dine, use of natural remedies, trust in
God. Any treatment for cancer, conven-
tional, alternative or a combination of
both, can be enhanced by simple
lifestyle, diet and nutritional supplement
strategies. — www.drweil.com
Parasites and Thyroid Health
It is common for people with thyroid and
autoimmune thyroid conditions to have
infections—bacterial, fungal, viral, and
parasitic infections. Natural Treatment
Methods For Parasites are:
1. Probiotics.
2. Anti-parasitic herbs: wormwood leaf,
black walnut hulls, Stemona root,
neem leaves (make tea of them);
Clove bud essential oil (it is anti-
fungal, antiviral, and supports
healthy bowel function). Put a
drop on jaggery and eat it.
3. Garlic (it is antimicrobial and anti-
bacterial).
info@NaturalEndocrineSolutions.com
What is Thyroiditis?
Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thy-
roid gland. It may be painful and tender
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 25
when caused by an infection or trauma,
or painless when caused by an autoim-
mune condition or medications.
Signs and Symptoms:
* Firm and enlarged, but not tender
* Enlarged and painful, with pain extend-
ing to the jaw or ears
* Enlarged, but not painful
* Enlarged on only one side, hard like a
stone, and sticking to other neck
structures.
Drug Therapies: Thyroxine, inflamma-
tion relievers, antibiotics.
Alternative Therapies:
* Foods to lower thyroid activity
* Avoid refined foods, dairy, wheat, al-
cohol.
* Essential fatty acids: flaxseed oil.
* Turmeric
* Bromelain (from the pineapple plant)
* Selenium helps prevent against thy-
roiditis.
* Herbs are a way to strengthen and tone
the body’s systems. Use herbs as
dried extracts (capsules, powders,
teas) or tinctures (alcohol extracts).
For hyperthyroid conditions: Bu-
gleweed (normalizes overactive thy-
roid); Motherwort (helps regulate
rapid heart beat); Turmeric; Avoid
ashwagandha and bladderwrack as
they can make hyperthyroidism
worse; Exercise; Massage (relieves
stress).
University of Maryland Medical Ctr.
Is Natural Thyroid Safe?
Natural Thyroid is pig’s thyroid, ground,
dried and made into tablets. It follows
the principle, if someone’s kidney is fail-
ing, give him kidney to eat, and if
someone’s thyroid fails, give him thy-
roid to eat. This is against God’s health
principle. When a person gets ill, it is
because his organs have failed him—
either kidney, liver, or heart fails. Those
who eat diseased organs borrow dis-
eases from diseased animals.
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In Exodus 29:1,12-14, God gave strict in-
structions to the Israelites (and to the
world through them), not to eat organs,
fat and blood: “And thou shalt take all
the fat that covereth the inwards, and
the caul that is above the liver (“the
appendage of the liver” or “the long
lobe of the liver”), and the two kidneys,
and the fat that is upon them, and burn
them upon the altar. But the flesh of the
bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt
thou burn with fire without the camp.”
The lobe of the liver and the two kid-
neys were sacrificed as a burnt offering
for sin upon the altar. The fat was used
to enhance the burning. These two large
organs, responsible for the direct elimi-
nation of waste material from the body,
were of such a contaminating or “dirty”
nature that they were burned as a sin
offering outside the encampment. The
skin (hide) contained the millions of little
pores or “sewers” that eliminated poi-
sons and impurities from all areas of the
body; and the dung or bowel waste, per-
tains to the elimination of the bulk of
waste products from the small and large
intestines. We should avoid eating any
organ or animal products because in the
last days, God’s mercy is being with-
drawn from the world and in its place,
his curse is resting and it first touches
the animal kingdom and they are dis-
eased.
Hosea 4:1-3 reads: “Hear the word of the
Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord
hath a controversy with the inhabitants
of the land, because there is no truth,
nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the
land, by swearing, and lying, and killing,
and stealing, and committing adultery,
they break out, and blood toucheth
blood, therefore shall the land mourn,
and every one that dwelleth therein shall
languish, with the beast of the field, and
with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes
of the sea also shall be taken away.” Ellen
White says that even the cow eating
Natural Remedies - Series 7
good grass in our backyard will also be dustry created a thyroid drug truly iden-
touched, and that there will be no safety tical to the natural hormone, it would not
in consuming any animal products, in- be able to get patentable rights. Most
cluding eggs, milk, butter, etc. people cannot convert the T4 in syn-
thetic thyroid preparations. Synthroid is
What About Cow Urine Therapy to a drug that is notoriously hard to pre-
Treat Hypothyroidism? scribe and keep within the optimal dos-
When we apply the above principle that age range. Take too little and your hy-
the animals are diseased, how can in- pothyroidism will not improve, take too
take of its urine, a waste material, be safe? much and you are at risk of numerous
In India, the cow is considered sacred serious side effects. Synthroid does not
and we think that anything that comes address the underlying causes of thy-
from the cow will be good for our heal- roid problems. — Mercola.com
ing. It is not so. There is a God in heaven
Natural Treatment for Thyroid
who has a message for every genera-
tion, and we need to hear His voice. For- Thyroid is the most undiagnosed and
tunately in India, I do not think that natu- misdiagnosed disease. Thyroid mostly
ral thyroid will become popular as both occurs due to imbalance in the thyroid
Hindus and Muslims consider pig as an levels caused due to poor diet, poor im-
unclean animal. Unfortunately, I cannot mune system, viral infection, radiation
say the same about Christians who con- damage, medications, pregnancy, too
sume pork against Bible principle that a little iodine, liver problems, stomach
pig may not be touched. Unclean ani- problems, worms, a tumor in the
mals have viruses in them, and these are pituitory, etc. You can treat it with natu-
being passed to humans and are caus- ral remedies such as: vitamins, pumpkin,
ing strange diseases due to such experi- green leafy vegetables, carrots, fruits,
ments and transplants. sprouts, yellow vegetables, onions, oats,
pineapple, tomatoes, ginger, coriander,
Synthroid Has Harmful coconut, bottle gourd, strawberry, lima
Ingredients beans, seseme seeds, all of which have
Synthroid contains levothyroxine so- iodine in them. Drink a glass of wheat grass
dium salt, acacia, sugar, yellow dye, lac- daily. Increase your physical activity as
tose (milk), magnesium stearate, povi- you cannot get rid of thyroid if you live a
done, talc and gluten. Synthroid is not sedentary lifestyle. Cleanse your system
identical to your natural thyroid hor- from all toxic substances that have
accummulated.—Chandrabalansudhakar.
mone. Not a single cell in the human
body can be ‘tricked’ into considering it
bio-equivalent. If the pharmaceutical in-
Essential Oils for Underactive Thyroid:
Chamomile Frankincense Lemongrass Thyme oil
Clarysage Geranium Myrrh Zen
Clove Lavender oil Sandlewood oil Carrier oil 1.5 parts
In a 5 ml roller bottle, apply topically over thyroid area at the base of the neck
and massage thrice daily or inhale through a diffuser. These essential oils
will balance your hormones and will help you to live well.
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 27
Thyroid Gland Function Tests
The thyroid gland produces T4 and T3.
But this production is not possible with-
out stimulation from the pituitary gland
(TSH) which in turn is also regulated by
the hypothalamus's TSH Releasing Hor-
mone. Now, with radioimmunoassay
techniques it is possible to measure cir-
culating hormones in the blood very ac-
curately. Knowledge of this thyroid
physiology is important in knowing what
thyroid test or tests are needed to diag-
nose different diseases. No one single
laboratory test is 100% accurate in diag-
nosing all types of thyroid disease; how-
ever, a combination of two or more tests
can usually detect even the slightest ab-
normality of thyroid function.
For example, a low T4 level could mean
a diseased thyroid gland— OR—a non-
functioning pituitary gland which is not
stimulating the thyroid to produce T4.
Since the pituitary gland would normally
release TSH if the T4 is low, a high TSH
level would confirm that the thyroid
gland (not the pituitary gland) is re-
sponsible for the hypothyroidism.
If the T4 level is low and TSH is not
elevated, the pituitary gland is more
likely to be the cause for the hypothy-
roidism. Of course, this would drastically
effect the treatment since the pituitary
gland also regulates the body's other
glands (adrenals, ovaries, and testicles)
as well as controlling growth in children
and normal kidney function. Pituitary
gland failure means that the other glands
may also be failing and other treatment
than just thyroid may be necessary. The
most common cause for the pituitary gland
failure is a tumor of the pituitary and this
might also require surgery to remove.
The following are commonly
used thyroid tests
Measurement of Serum Thyroid Hor-
mones: T4 by RIA
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T4 by RIA (radioimmunoassay) is the
most used thyroid test of all. It is fre-
quently referred to as a T7 which means
that a resin T3 uptake (RT3u) has been
done to correct for certain medications
such as birth control pills, other hor-
mones, seizure medication, cardiac
drugs, or even aspirin that may alter the
routine T4 test. The T4 reflects the
amount of thyroxine in the blood. If the
patient does not take any type of thy-
roid medication, this test is usually a
good measure of thyroid function.
Measurement of Serum Thyroid Hor-
mones: T3 by RIA
Thyroxine (T4) represents 80% of the
thyroid hormone produced by the nor-
mal gland and generally represents the
overall function of the gland. The other
20% is triiodothyronine measured as
T3 by RIA. Sometimes the diseased thy-
roid gland will start producing very high
levels of T3 but still produces normal
levels of T4. Therefore measurement of
both hormones provides an even more
accurate evaluation of thyroid function.
Thyroid Binding Globulin
Most of the thyroid hormones in the
blood are attached to a protein called
thyroid binding globulin (TBG). If there
is an excess or deficiency of this protein
it alters the T4 or T3 measurement but
does not affect the action of the hor-
mone. If a patient appears to have nor-
mal thyroid function, but an unexplained
high or low T4, or T3, it may be due to an
What is a Normal Thyroid Range?
Test Range
TSH 0.5 to 5.5 mIU/L (UK)
0.3 to 3.0 mIU/L (USA)
Total T3 80 to 220 points
Free T3s2. 3 to 4.2 pg/ml
Total T44. 5 to 12.5 pg/ml
Free T4 0.7 to 2.0 pg/ml
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Hypo/Hyper Thyroid - What Are the Symptoms?
I consider hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism (including Graves' disease
and Hashimoto's thyroiditis) as different phases of the same disease. I'm
quite confident that both are caused by nutrient deficiencies, but hyperthy-
roidism is the result when the deficiencies become more severe.
Symptoms of
Hypothyroidism (an
underactive thyroid
fatigue, exhaustion
feeling run down and sluggish
depression
difficulty concentrating, brain fog
unexplained or excessive weight gain
dry, coarse and/or itchy skin
dry, coarse and/or thinning hair
feeling cold, especially in the extremities
constipation
muscle cramps
increased menstrual flow
more frequent periods
infertility/miscarriage
increase or decrease of TBG. Direct mea-
surement of TBG can be done and will
explain the abnormal value. Excess TBG
or low levels of TBG are found in some
families as an hereditary trait. It causes
no problem except falsely elevating or
lowering the T4 level. These people are
frequently misdiagnosed as being hy-
perthyroid or hypothyroid, but they have
no thyroid problem and need no treat-
ment.
Measurement of Pituitary Production
of TSH
Pituitary production of TSH is measured
by a method referred to as IRMA
(immunoradiometric assay). Normally,
low levels (less than 5 units) of TSH are
sufficient to keep the normal thyroid
gland functioning properly. When the
thyroid gland becomes inefficient such
as in early hypothyroidism, the TSH be-
comes elevated even though the T4 and
T3 may still be within the "normal" range.
This rise in TSH represents the pituitary
Symptoms of
Hyperthyroidism (an
overactive thyroid)
nervousness
irritability
increased perspiration
thinning of your skin
fine brittle hair
muscular weakness especially involving
the upper arms and thighs
shaky hands
panic disorder
insomnia
racing heart
more frequent bowel movements
weight loss despite a good appetite
lighter flow, less frequent menstrual peri-
ods — www.curezone.org
gland's response to a drop in circulating
thyroid hormone; it is usually the first
indication of thyroid gland failure. Since
TSH is normally low when the thyroid
gland is functioning properly, the failure
of TSH to rise when circulating thyroid
hormones are low is an indication of im-
paired pituitary function. The new "sen-
sitive" TSH test will show very low lev-
els of TSH when the thyroid is overac-
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 29
tive (as a normal response of the pitu-
itary to try to decrease thyroid stimula-
tion). Interpretations of the TSH level
depends upon the level of thyroid hor-
mone; therefore, the TSH is usually used
in combination with other thyroid tests
such as the T4 RIA and T3 RIA.
TRH Test
In normal people TSH secretion from the
pituitary can be increased by giving a
shot containing TSH Releasing Hormone
(TRH...the hormone released by the hy-
pothalamus which tells the pituitary to
produce TSH). A baseline TSH of 5 or
less usually goes up to 10-20 after giv-
ing an injection of TRH. Patients with
too much thyroid hormone (thyroxine or
triiodothyronine) will not show a rise in
TSH when given TRH. This "TRH test"
is presently the most sensitive test in
detecting early hyperthyroidism. Pa-
tients who show too much response to
TRH (TSH rises greater than 40) may be
hypothyroid. This test is also used in
cancer patients who are taking thyroid
replacement to see if they are on suffi-
cient medication. It is sometimes used to
measure if the pituitary gland is func-
tioning.
Iodine Uptake Scan
A means of measuring thyroid function
is to measure how much iodine is taken
up by the thyroid gland (RAI uptake).
Remember, cells of the thyroid normally
absorb iodine from our blood stream (ob-
tained from foods we eat) and use it to
make thyroid hormone. Hypothyroid pa-
tients usually take up too little iodine
and hyperthyroid patients take up too
much iodine. The test is performed by
giving a dose of radioactive iodine on
an empty stomach. The iodine is con-
centrated in the thyroid gland or excreted
in the urine over the next few hours. The
amount of iodine that goes into the thy-
roid gland can be measured by a "Thy-
roid Uptake". Of course, patients who
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are taking thyroid medication will not
take up as much iodine in their thyroid
gland because their own thyroid gland
is turned off and is not functioning. At
other times the gland will concentrate
iodine normally but will be unable to
convert the iodine into thyroid hormone;
therefore, interpretation of the iodine
uptake is usually done in conjunction
with blood tests.
Thyroid Scan
Taking a "picture" of how well the thy-
roid gland is functioning requires giv-
ing a radioisotope to the patient and let-
ting the thyroid gland concentrate the
isotope. Therefore, it is usually done at
the same time that the iodine uptake test
is performed. Although other isotopes,
such as technetium, will be concentrated
by the thyroid gland; these isotopes will
not measure iodine uptake which is what
we really want to know because the pro-
duction of thyroid hormone is depen-
dent upon absorbing iodine. It has also
been found that thyroid nodules that
concentrate iodine are rarely cancerous;
this is not true if the scan is done with
technetium. Therefore, all scans are now
done with radioactive iodine. Pregnant
women should not have thyroid scans
performed because the iodine can cause
development troubles within the baby's
thyroid gland.
Two types of thyroid scans are avail-
able. A camera scan is performed most
commonly which uses a gamma camera
operating in a fixed position viewing the
entire thyroid gland at once. This type
of scan takes only five to ten minutes. In
the 1990's, a new scanner called a Com-
puterized Rectilinear Thyroid (CRT)
scanner was introduced. The CRT scan-
ner utilizes computer technology to im-
prove the clarity of thyroid scans and
enhance thyroid nodules. It measures
both thyroid function and thyroid size.
A life-sized 1:1 color scan of the thyroid
is obtained giving the size in square cen-
Natural Remedies - Series 7
timeters and the weight in grams. The
precise size and activity of nodules in
relation to the rest of the gland is also mea-
sured. Knowing the weight of the thyroid
gland allows more accurate radioactive treat-
ment in patients who have Graves' disease.
Thyroid Scans are used for the follow-
ing reasons:
* Identifying nodules and determining
if they are "hot" or "cold".
* Measuring the size of the goiter prior
to treatment.
* Follow-up of thyroid cancer patients
after surgery.
* Locating thyroid tissue outside the
neck, i.e. base of the tongue or in the
chest.
Thyroid Ultrasound
Thyroid ultrasound refers to the use of
high frequency sound waves to obtain
an image of the thyroid gland and iden-
tify nodules. It tells if a nodule is "solid"
or a fluid-filled cyst, but it will not tell if a
nodule is benign or malignant. Ultra-
sound allows accurate measurement of
a nodule's size and can determine if a
nodule is getting smaller or is growing
larger during treatment. Ultrasound aids
in performing thyroid needle biopsy by
improving accuracy if the nodule can-
not be felt easily on examination.
Thyroid Anhtibodies
The body normally produces antibod-
ies to foreign substances such as bacte-
ria; however, some people are found to
have antibodies against their own thy-
roid tissue. A condition known as
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is associated
with a high level of these thyroid anti-
bodies in the blood. Whether the anti-
bodies cause the disease or whether the
disease causes the antibodies is not
known; however, the finding of a high
level of thyroid antibodies is strong evi-
dence of this disease. Occasionally, low
levels of thyroid antibodies are found
with other types of thyroid disease.
When Hashimoto's thyroiditis presents
as a thyroid nodule rather than a diffuse
goiter, the thyroid antibodies may not
be present.
Thyroid Needle Biopsy
This has become the most reliable test
to differentiate the "cold" nodule that is
cancer from the "cold" nodule that is
benign ("hot" nodules are rarely can-
cerous). It provides information that no
other thyroid test will provide. While not
perfect, it will provide definitive infor-
mation in 75% of the nodules biopsied.
Do I need to stop taking my thyroid pills
for these tests?
Since Euthyrox or Synthroid (and most
other thyroid pills) behave exactly as
normal human thyroid hormone, they are
not rapidly cleared from the body as
other medications are. Most thyroid pills
have a half life of 6.7 days which means
they must be stopped for four to five
weeks (five half lives) before accurate
thyroid testing is possible. An excep-
tion to the long half life of thyroid medi-
cation is Cytomel - a thyroid pill with a
half life of only forty-eight hours. There-
fore it is possible to change a person's
thyroid replacement to Cytomel for one
month to allow time for his regular pills
to clear the body. Cytomel is then
stopped for ten days (five half lives) and
the appropriate test can then be done.
www.endocrineweb.com
Thyroid Cancer is on the Rise
due to Radiation Exposure
Last night I watched a documentary by
NOVA on the world’s greatest earth-
quake—the Fukushima disaster. It was
by God’s providence, I think, because I
had completed my magazine, and while
watching news on my computer, this
movie came up on my screen without
my expecting it. It is about thyroid. How
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 31
good God is that He did not want this
magazine to close without proper instruc-
tions to His people on how to pretect
themselves from radiation exposure! I
thank God for the article below.
In Japan, after a 6 minute earthquake, a
55 ft. tidal wave hit Japan, and the lights
went out. By the time the officials bor-
rowed all bus and car batteries, laid
cables for 5.5 miles, and got the power
back on, the four nuclear reactors had
melted and had put radiation in the air
and in the sea. The authorities’ first con-
cern was about thyroid cancer to
Tokyo’s children. After this disaster, they
did thyroid screening to children below
Natural Remedies for Radiation Exposure
Dr. Edward Group, Global Healing Center
The earthquake and nuclear power plant
meltdown brought up many concerns
involving radiation levels in Japan, and
the entire globe. Here at Global Healing
Center, we are committed to educating
and helping individuals reduce radiation
exposure caused by nuclear fallout, as
well as everyday exposure to harmful
electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs).
Harmful Effects of Radiation
Exposure
Over time, low level exposure can lead
to major digestive imbalnce, blood alter-
ation and even the destruction of many
cellular structures in the body’s key or-
gan and tissue systems. Common signs
of low level radiation exposure include
symptoms such as fatigue, headaches,
nausea, scalp tenderness, scalp discol-
oration and dry/itchy skin. In extreme
cases, low exposure of radiation may also
cause brain damage, memory problems,
mood changes and reduced listening
capacities, psychomotor abilities and
information processing times. All good
reasons to consider protecting ourselves
from this type of exposure.
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18. After this incident, thyroid cancer is cular health. Supplementing with io-
on the raise in Japan. dine helps counteract the effects of
Since this disaster, thyroid cancer is also radioactive Iodine. It may lower ac-
on the rise in America as the radiation cumulated and stored radioactive
has reached there. This radiation is said toxins in the thyroid. Iodine contain-
to have reached all the oceans in the ing foods are: sea vegetables, kelp,
world via the rain clouds as the sea ani- navy beans, strawberries, potatoes.
mals and birds are dying in various seas. 2. Potassium. In addition to radioactive
(After Chernobyl disaster, thyroid can- iodine, the body may also be exposed
cer multiplied 4 times in Russia.) to a radioactive isotope of caesium
known as Cesium-137. This is formed
Did this radiation reach India as a result as biproduct of nuclear fission. Po-
of which, thyroid cases are on the rise?
tassium can prevent the accumula-
Officials are not saying it, but we need tion of Cesium-137. Getting enough
to take precautions. Given below is the
potassium from food such as ba-
article on how to protect ourselves from nanas is a good first step at prevent-
radiation exposure. Ω ing radioactive cesium-137 retention.
Foods containing potassium are:
beans, dark leafy greens, potatoes,
avocados, bananas, coconut water.
3. Calcium and Manganese. Each of
Large amounts of radiation exposure can these essential minerals can decon-
have devastating consequences such as taminate a form of nuclear waste
bloody vomit, hair loss, nerve damage, known as Strontium 90. Dr. Linus
blood vessel destruction, seizures and, Pauling recommends calcium supple-
with prolonged strong exposure, can mentation, as it can lower Strontium
even lead to death. absorption by up to 90 percent. I rec-
Our circulatory system is also vulner- ommend using calcium and magne-
able to radiation. Even very low levels sium. These two minerals are coming
reduces lymphocytes in the blood. as supplements. Foods containing
When lymphocytes are lowered, we are them are: tomatoes, potatoes, carrots,
more likely to get infections, and what is radishes, garlic, beet greens, raisins,
known as mild radiation sickness. Symp- and dried fruit.
toms are flu-like and may increase the 4. Zeolite clay. Nuclear waste is typi-
likelihood of developing leukaemia and cally “cleansed” or “stored” in the
lymphoma in the future. The reproduc- environment by mixing it with Zeo-
tive system is also vulnerable to expo- lite clay and packing it underground.
sure. Long-term radiation exposure can Zeolites can attach themselves to and
even lead to sterility, birth defects and remove nuclear waste from the cellu-
still-births. lar level. Zeolite was used to decon-
Reducing Radiation Expore taminate animals affected by the
with Natural Remedies nuclear waste disaster in Chernobyl.
It can be taken internally for detoxing
1. Iodine. Radiation has a direct effect
on the thyroid gland, prohibiting its radiation. It was widely used in the
nuclear meltdowns at Three Mile Is-
ability to create iodine, an imperative
player in healthy DNA integrity, im- land, Chernobyl, and the British
Nuclear Fuels, where it was used to
mune function, metabolic and endo-
crine balance, as well as cardiovas- adsorb radioactive strontium and ce-
Natural Remedies - Series 7
sium-137 from walls and floors. The
US nuclear weapons facilities use
Zeolite clay to line walls and floors
to prevent toxicity. Zeolite clay is a
natural product formed in the rocks.
5. Other clays: Kaolin, Red Clay, Ben-
tonite, Fuller’s Earth, Montmorillo-
nite, French green clay, etc. These
are formed from vocanic ash over
centuries. These clays possess the
ability to rid radiation, toxic metals
and chemical residues from the hu-
man body. Bentonite clay was used
in Chernobyl in 1986. The Soviet
Union added this type of clay to
chocolate bars that were given to the
citizens to help them remove radio-
active waste from the system.
Bentonite clay is volcanic ash and
comes from Fort Benton, Wyoming,
where are many volcanoes. It has 80
minerals. Eat it, Make a drink of it,
bathe in it. brush your teeth with it. It
removes psoriasis, eczema, alkalizes
the body, boosts probiotics, relieves
digestive problems, kills harmful bac-
teria and viruses and boosts immu-
nity. When you apply it in the mouth,
it attaches itself to unhealthy, harm-
ful substances in the mouth. Because
it is antibacterial, it is used in tooth-
pastes.
6. Activated Charcoal. Studies show
that charcoal possesses the ability
to neutralize radiation, and that 10
grams of charcoal can neutralize upto
7 grams of toxic material. In
Fukushima disaster, Japan sprinkled
bamboo charcoal on their fields,
crops, in the water, on the ground,
and consumed it mixed with water to
rid themselves of radiation.
7. Papain. Is the white milky substance
(latex) that comes out of green pa-
paya or leaves when broken. It re-
duces toxicants. It was found that
half of rats supplementing with pa-
pain could survive a lethal amount
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 33
 of radiation, whereas control rats did
not survive. Papain is also a wound
healer. Eating papayas will remove
toxins.
8. Bee Pollen. Bee pollen significantly
lowers radiation exposure from ra-
dium, x-rays and cobalt-60 radio-
therapy. Because exposure to radia-
tion lowers many of your natural vi-
tal substances like white and red
blood cells and antibodies, bee pol-
len is a natural way of boosting these
vital functions.
9. Beets. Rats eating beet pulp were able
to reduce radioactive cesium-137
than rats which did not eat beets.
Beet-eating rats absorbed and
detoxified up to 100% more effec-
tively than the control group animals.
10. Cold-pressed Organic Vegetable
Oils. Seseme oil, olive oil and coco-
Natural News
The many health benefits of
herbal tea
From relieving insomnia, to calming an
upset stomach, to fighting viruses and
infections, and more, herbal teas have
so many powerful health benefits. You
also provide your body with hydration.
Ashoka leaves tea - Leaves are used in
Indian medicine in various therapies.
Treat menstrual disorders associated
with excessive bleeding, abdominal
pain, uterine spasms; flowers treat
dysentery, diabetes; bark tea treats
piles, scorpion bites and improves
complexion of the skin.
Chamomile tea - calms the nerves and
cleanses the system.
Cinnamon tea - fights viruses, stabilizes
blood sugar.
Dandelion tea - cleanses the liver, eases
constipation, stimulates digestion, re-
duces fluid retention, and relieves
pain and swelling of arthritis.
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nut oil help pull radiation out. Drink gether flours and set aside. Blend len-
4 ounces of oil if you have been ex-
posed. Olive oil protects from x-rays
Recipes tils, honey, oil and a small amount of
water in blender, then transfer to a large
ranging from 300 to 2,400 roentgens. mixing bowl. Add remaining water and 2
11. Organic Germanium-132. An oxy- Thyroid Juice cups of the mixed flours to lentil mixture.
gen-rich, free-radical scavenging or- Ginger, lime, carrot, cucumber, celery, Add yeast mixture. Then stir in remain-
ganic compound. The Japanese rec- greens, coconut water or water. Grind, ing flours. Kneed smooth. Put in oiled
ommend 100 mg. per day. strain and drink. bowl. Let rise until double in size. Punch
12. Shilajit. Is a sticky tar-like substance down. Knead again and shape into four
African Food Recipes loaves. Place into oiled loaf pans. Let
that oozes from the mountains when
they are heated in the summer. It has Corn Butter (to spread on rise. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes
85 minerals. It is sacred in Ayurveda. bread) to 1 hour.
It is water soluable, pulls toxins and —Youtube
Cornmeal (finely ground), water, garlic,
radiation. Heat water, put a piece of Ragi Malt
lemon juice, salt, dry coconut (shredded
it. When melted, drink the water.
small size). Blend it in a blender. Wheat - 3/4 kg.
13. Foods that naturally detox radiation: —Carrie Beets Ragi - 2 kg.
Spirulina, chlorella, seaweed, kelp,
Ezekiel Bread Sabudana (Sabbaki or scrapped, dried
garlic, onions, wheat grass, apples, lem- tapioca) - 300 g.
ons, parsley, beets, ginger, avocado, 2 pkts of yeast in 1/2 c warm water
Barley - 1/2 kg.
radish, leafy greens, coconut oil. 8 c whole wheat flour
Dried coconuts - 2 (scrape)
—Global Healing Center & other sites. 4 c barley flour
Dry figs - 1/4 kg.
2 c soya flour
Green gram - 1/4 kg.
Gauva leaves tea - has vitamin C, treats
diarrhea, lowers cholesterol, prevents
1/2 c millet flour
Soya - 1/2 kg.
1/4 rye flour
diabetes. Optional - Almonds, cashew nuts,
1 c cooked and mashed lentios Pistaschio
Ginger Tea - stops nausea in its tracks, 4 T honey
eases the pain of arthritis and rheu- Mill the above ingredients and make a
4-5 T olive oil hot drink.
matism, lowers cholesterol, and can
help with weight loss. Ginger tea has 1 1/2 c warm water — Mrs. Pushpa Reddy
many topical benefits. Dissolve years in the water and let sit for
Hibiscus Tea - High in vitamin C and 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix to-
antioxidants, sweet-tasting, pretty hi-
biscus tea is well known for lowering Herbal Health Mix*
blood pressure. It is calming, relieves
1. Red rice 12. Bengal gram 23. Cardamom
insomnia, helps with weight manage-
ment, and fights free radicals. 2. Soya beans 13. Split gram 24. Psyllium husk
Liquorice tea - treats ulcer symptoms, 3. Wheat 14. Horse gram 25. Himalayan Salt
canker sores, digestive problems, in- 4. Maize 15. Kidney beans 26. Tulasi
digestion, weight loss aid, helps re- 5. Corn 16. Barley 27. Adathoda (Malabar nut)
duce body fat. The plant is 30 times 6. Ragi 17. Peanuts 28. Thuduvela
sweeter than sugar and is used in 7. Thennai 18. Flax seeds 29. Athimaduram (liquorice)
confectionary. Use it to sweeten your 8. Bajra 19. Black gram 30. Ashwagandha (Winter cherry)
herbal teas. You may mix the above 9. Chick pea 20. Seseme seeds 31. Dry ginger
herbs+liquorice to make your tea. 10. Green pea 21. Almonds 32. Mochai (field bean).
Mango leaves tea - rich in vitamin C, B, 11. Green gram 22. Cashew —Kalai Anto
and A. Treats diabetes, lowers blood
pressure, treats restlessness, gall and * Some ingredients are in Tamil. Please get help from your Tamil neighbors.
Contd. on p. 46
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 How To Reduce Thyroid Swelling Naturally Section II
1. Fulvic Acid (Shilajit) - heals, detoxi- and neck region. Helps sinusitis, Get Out of the Cities
fies toxins, radicals, adaptogen - is sorethroat, diarrhea, abdominar dis- Ellen G. White (Statements made between 1897-1911)
water soluble comfort, skin ulcers, glandular en-
2. Sargassum tea - adds iodine to the largements (hypo/hyper), has balanc- Introduction: The Seventh-day Adventist church has another unique message to
diet ing effect on thyroxine. Stimulates to give to the world. That is, to get out of the cities before they are destroyed. While
3. Citrus fruits - reduce phlegm around produce more or checks extra pro- people in rural areas are selling their lands and are moving to the cities because the
nodules duction - make decoction from its cities are becoming bigger and better with lots of job opportunities, conveniences
4. Edible parts of the bamboo plant bark powder - these are pink, purple, and attractions of the world, One will find the Seventh-day Adventists selling their
yellow flowering trees all over Ban- city lands and moving to rural mountainous areas. And many have been living in
5. Ginger - tea for thyroid nodules such places past 100 years. They own and operate institutions in the countryside.
galore. Make tea with bark powder
6. Iodine rich foods - turnips, brussel and ginger. Given below are Ellen White’s reasons and warnings not to live in the cities,
sprouts, beans, cauliflower published here, for the benefit of Indians and the world at large. The time has
14.Garlic - reduces swelling of your neck.
7. Soya indeed come to leave the cities!
15. Eat Selenium rich foods - Brazil nuts,
8. Exercise the neck sunflower seeds, whole grains, on- "Out of the cities" is my message. The the kings of the earth have committed
9. Watercress (scurvy grass) has high ions - Selenium protects against goi- time is near when the large cities will be fornication with her, and the merchants
iodine content. Watercress paste for ter. visited by the judgments of God. In a of the earth are waxed rich through the
the neck for 20 minutes. 16. Eat goitrogenic foods in moderation. little while these cities will be terribly abundance of her delicacies.] The whole
10.Flaxseed paste for goiter - leave half 17. Bubleweed - make tea shaken. No matter how large or how of the eighteenth chapter of Revelation
hour or all night. strong their buildings, no matter how is a warning of what is coming on the
18. Lemon balm - tea
11. Dandelion leaves paste for the neck many safeguards against fire may have earth.
19. Motherwort - tea
for 1/2 hour daily for 2 weeks. been provided, let God touch these build-
20.Coconut oil - 1 tbsp. per day - add to But I have no light in particular in regard
12.Sorrel leaves pste for the neck + 2 ings, and in a few minutes or a few hours
your curries when done - coconut oil to what is coming on New York, only I
tbsp. olive oil for 1/2 hr. they are in ruins. The ungodly cities of
and olive oil are to be consumed raw know that one day the great buildings
13.Kanchanara (orchid tree) herbal rem- - not to be heated. our world are to be swept away by the there will be thrown down by the turn-
edy - treats swollen glands in head besom of destruction. In the calamities ing and overturning of God's power.
that are now befalling immense build- From the light given me, I know that de-
Liver Detox Herbs ings and large portions of cities, God is
showing us what will come upon the
struction is in the world. One word from
the Lord, one touch of His mighty power,
Artichoke or beet leaf Garlic Oregon grape root whole earth. I said that 'the earthquakes and these massive structures will fall.
Beets Grape fruit Organic yellow dock root will come; the floods will come;' and that Scenes will take place the fearfulness of
Black Walnut Greater Celandine Peppermint the Lord's message to us is that we shall which we cannot imagine.
Borotutu bark Indian milk Thistle Plaintain leaf 'not establish ourselves in the wicked
Burdock root Liver-friendly herbs red clover flower cities. 'What terrible scenes will take Let centers be no longer made in the cit-
Chanca Piedra Bitters Sarsaparilla place when the Lord shall arise to shake ies. Let children no longer be exposed to
terribly the earth! Then the words of Rev. the temptations of the cities that are ripe
Chaparral leaf Ginger Sassafras root bark
18:1-3 will be fulfilled.' [“And after these for destruction. The Lord has sent us
Chicory root Milk Thistle seed Turmeric
things I saw another angel come down warning and counsel to get out of the
Dandelion root Nettles Wormwood cities. "Out of the cities,” is my message
Echinacea root from heaven, having great power; and
the earth was lightened with his glory. at this time. Be assured that the call is
And he cried mightily with a strong for our people to locate miles away from
T hyroid Tea Ingredients: voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, the large cities.Proportionate to their sins
Ashwagandha Ginger Mahagony seeds Kachanara bark is fallen, and is become the habitation of will be their visitation. When one city is
Catmint Ginseng Mango peel Orange peel devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, destroyed, let not our people regard this
Cinnamon Licorice Gooseberry Tulasi and a cage of every unclean and hateful matter as a light affair, and think that they
bird. For all nations have drunk of the may, if favorable opportunity offers, build
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themselves homes in that same de-
stroyed city.
The end is near and every city is to be
turned upside down every way. There
will be confusion in every city. Every-
thing that can be shaken is to be shaken
and we do not know what will come next.
The judgments will be according to the
wickedness of the people and the light
of truth that they have had. O that God's
people had a sense of the impending
destruction of thousands of cities, now
almost given to idolatry.
The Protestant world have set up an idol
sabbath in the place where God's Sab-
bath should be, and they are treading in
the footsteps of the Papacy. For this rea-
son I see the necessity of the people of
God moving out of the cities into retired
country places, where they may culti-
vate the land and raise their own pro-
duce. As God's commandment-keeping
people, we must leave the cities. As did
Enoch, we must work in the cities but
not dwell in them.
Again and again [Yahuwah] has in-
structed that our people are to take their
families away from the cities, into the
country, where they can raise their own
provisions; for in the future the problem
of buying and selling will be a very seri-
ous one. We should now begin to heed
the instruction given us over and over
again: Get out of the cities into rural dis-
tricts, where the houses are not crowded
closely together, and where you will be
free from the interference of enemies.
"Said the messenger of God, 'Shall not
the cities be warned? Yes, not by God’s
people living in them, but by their visit-
ing them, to warn them of what is com-
ing upon the earth.'” "Leave the cities,
and like Enoch come from your retire-
ment to warn the people of the cities."
"Let children no longer be exposed to
the temptations of the cities that are ripe
for destruction. [Yahuwah] has sent us
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warning and counsel to get out of the
cities. Then let us make no more invest-
ments in the cities. Fathers and mothers,
how do you regard the souls of your
children? Are you preparing the mem-
bers of your families for translation into
the heavenly courts? Are you preparing
them to become members of the royal
family? children of the heavenly King?
"What shall it profit a man, if he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul?" How will ease, comfort, conve-
nience, compare with the value of the
souls of your children?
"Out of the cities; out of the cities!"—is
is the message [Yahuwah] has been giv-
ing me. The earthquakes will come; the
floods will come; and we are not to es-
tablish ourselves in the wicked cities,
where the enemy is served in every way,
and where God is so often forgotten.
One look at San Francisco as it is today
would speak to your intelligent minds,
showing you the necessity of getting
out of the cities. "[Yahuwah] calls for
His people to locate away from the cit-
ies, for in such an hour as ye think not,
fire and brimstone will be rained from
heaven upon these cities. Proportionate
to their sins will be their visitation. When
one city is destroyed, let not our people
regard this matter as a light affair, and
think that they may, if favorable oppor-
tunity offers, build themselves homes in
that same destroyed city"
Let all who would understand the mean-
ing of these things. Read the eleventh
chapter of Revelation. Read every verse,
and learn the things that are yet to take
place in the cities. Read also the scenes
portrayed in the eighteenth chapter of
the same book. The instruction is still
being given, Move out of the cities.
"Who will be warned? We say again,
Out of the cities." ( Based on the above
statements, it should be quite obvious
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that it has been time to leave the cities
for more than one hundred years.)
The time is not far distant, when, like the
early disciples, we shall be forced to seek
a refuge in desolate and solitary places.
As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman
armies was the signal for flight to the
Judean Christians, so the assumption of
power on the part of our nation in the
decree enforcing the papal sabbath will
be a warning to us. It will then be time to
leave the large cities, preparatory to leav-
ing the smaller ones for retired homes in
secluded places among the mountains.
(It has always been the practice of Sev-
enth-day Adventists to compare scrip-
ture with scripture and build our posi-
tions by harmonizing all of the Word of
[Yahuwah]. We do not build our theol-
ogy on a single statement— especially
at the expense of a great weight of scrip-
tural evidence. We must follow this same
principle if we would understand the sig-
nal to leave the cities.)
There was a coming out, a decided sepa-
ration from the wicked, an escape for life.
So it was in the days of Noah; so with
Lot; so with the disciples prior to the
destruction of Jerusalem; and so it will
be in the last days. Again the voice of
God is heard in a message of warning,
bidding His people separate themselves
from the prevailing iniquity."
"I could not sleep past two o'clock this
morning. During the night season I was
in council. I was pleading with some fami-
lies to avail themselves of God's ap-
pointed means, and get away from the
cities to save their children. Some were
loitering, making no determined efforts.
The angels of mercy hurried Lot and his
wife and daughters by taking hold of
their hands. Had Lot hastened as
[Yahuwah] desired him to, his wife would
not have become a pillar of salt. Lot had
too much of a lingering spirit. Let us not
be like him. The same voice that warned
Lot to leave Sodom bids us, "Come out
from among them, and be ye separate,
and touch not the unclean." Those who
obey this warning will find a refuge. Let
every man be wide awake for himself,
and try to save his family. Let him gird
himself for the work. God will reveal from
point to point what to do next."
We must show to the world that we rec-
ognize, in the events that are now taking
place in connection with the National
Reform movement, the fulfillment of
prophecy. That which we have, for the
last thirty or forty years, proclaimed
would come, is now here; and the trum-
pet of every watchman upon the walls
of Zion should raise the alarm.
(By the way, we now hear the rumble of
the return of the Roman armies. But this
will be the Second Siege! The unabridged
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994
edition) calls for Sunday legislation. The
Lord’s Day Alliance is alive and well and
announced just after 9/11 that we have
entered a time of special opportunity to
promote Sunday. Incidentally, The
Lord’s Day Alliance was another major
backer of the Blair bill in 1888. Still to-
day their official letter head has the
words, “Serving the Churches and the
Nation since 1888”. Indeed, the time has
come!)
Whenever possible, it is the duty of par-
ents to make homes in the country for
their children. The children and youth
should be carefully guarded. They
should be kept away from the hotbeds
of iniquity that are to be found in our
cities. The time has come, when, as God
opens the way, families should move out
of the cities. For years we have been
instructed that our brethren and sisters,
and especially families with children,
should plan to leave the cities as the
way opens before them to do so. Many
will have to labor earnestly to help open
the way.
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 39
(Here we see that God must open the
way, and yet the only way that we will
know if it “Is possible” is if we are actu-
ally exerting efforts along those lines.
In fact, how can we expect to know we
are moving “As fast as possible” unless
we are earnestly seeking to find the way
out of the city.)
Let men of sound judgment be ap-
pointed, not to publish abroad their in-
tentions, but to search for such proper-
ties in the rural districts, in easy access
to the cities, suitable for small training
schools for workers, and where facilities
may also be provided for treating the
sick and weary souls who know not the
truth. Look for such places just out from
the large cities, where suitable buildings
may be secured, either as a gift from the
owners, or purchased at a reasonable
price by the gifts of our people. Do not
erect buildings in the noisy cities.
I am bidden to declare the message that
cities full of transgression, and sinful in
the extreme, will be destroyed by earth-
quakes, by fire, by flood. All the world
will be warned that there is a God who
will display His authority as God. His
unseen agencies will cause destruction,
devastation, and death. All the accumu-
lated riches will be as nothingness.
Calamities will come—calamities most
awful, most unexpected; and these de-
structions will follow one after another.
If there will be a heeding of the warnings
that God has given, and if churches will
repent, returning to their allegiance, then
other cities may be spared for a time. But
if men who have been deceived continue
in the same way in which they have been
walking, disregarding the law of God, and
presenting falsehoods before the people,
God allows them to suffer calamity, that
their senses may be awakened. The Lord
will not suddenly cast off all transgres-
sors, or destroy entire nations; but He
will punish cities and places where men
have given themselves up to the pos-
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session of Satanic agencies. Strictly will
the cities of the nations be dealt with,
and yet they will not be visited in the
extreme of God’s indignation, because
some souls will yet break away from the
delusions of the enemy, and will repent
and be converted, while the mass will be
treasuring up wrath against the day of
wrath.
There are reasons why we should not
build in the cities. On these cities, God’s
judgments are soon to fall. The time is
near when large cities will be swept away,
and all should be warned of these com-
ing judgments. O that God’s people had
a sense of the impending destruction of
thousands of cities, now almost given
to idolatry.
Parents flock with their families to the
cities, because they fancy it easier to
obtain a livelihood there than in the coun-
try. The children, having nothing to do
when not in school, obtain a street edu-
cation. From evil associates, they acquire
habits of vice and dissipation. The par-
ents see all this, but it will require a sac-
rifice to correct their error, and they stay
where they are, until Satan gains full
control of their children. The cities are
filled with temptation. We should plan
our work in such a way as to keep our
young people as far as possible from
this contamination.
There is not one family in a hundred who
will be improved physically, mentally, or
spiritually, by residing in the city. Faith,
hope, love, happiness, can far better be
gained in retired places, where there are
fields and hills and trees. Take your chil-
dren away from the sights and sounds
of the city, away from the rattle and din
of streetcars and teams, and their minds
will become more healthy. It will be found
easier to bring home to their hearts the
truth of the Word of God It is not God's
will that His people shall settle in the
cities, where there is constant turmoil
and confusion. Their children should be
Natural Remedies - Series 7
spared this, for the whole system is
demoralised by the hurry and rush and
noise. To many of those living in the
cities who have not a spot of green grass
to set their feet upon, who year after year
have looked out upon filthy courts and
narrow alleys, brick walls and pavements
and skies clouded with dust and smoke-
-if these could be taken to some farming
district, surrounded with the green fields,
the woods and hills and brooks, the clear
skies and the fresh, pure air of the country,
it would seem almost like heaven.
Instead of the crowded city, seek some
retired situation where your children will
be, so far as possible, shielded from temp-
tation, and there train and educate them
for usefulness. The prophet Ezekiel thus
enumerates the causes that led to
Sodom's sin and destruction: “Pride, full-
ness of bread, and abundance of idle-
ness was in her and in her daughters;
neither did she strengthen the hands of
the poor and needy.” All who would es-
cape the doom of Sodom, must shun the
course that brought God's judgments
upon that wicked city. The Lord desires
His people to move into the country,
where they can settle on the land, and
raise their own fruit and vegetables, and
Christians’ Duty to Open Homes to the
Homeless Believers
Ellen G. White
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels
unawares” The Bible. “Prosperity multiplies a mass of professors. Adversity purges
them out of the church.” EGW
“Years ago I was shown that God’s
people would be tested upon this point
of making homes for the homeless; that
there would be many without homes in
consequence of their believing the truth.
Opposition and persecution would de-
prive believers of their homes, and it was
the duty of those who had homes to
open a wide door to those who had not.
where their children can be brought in
direct contact with the works of God in
nature. Take your families away from the
cities, is my message. Again and again
the Lord has instructed that our people
are to take their families away from the
cities, into the country, where they can
raise their own provisions, for in the fu-
ture the problem of buying and selling
will be a very serious one. We should
now begin to heed the instruction given
us over and over again: Get out of the
cities into rural districts, where the
houses are not crowded closely together,
and where you will be free from the in-
terference of enemies.
Last Friday morning, just before I awoke,
a very impressive scene was presented
before me. I seemed to awake from sleep,
but was not in my home. From the win-
dows I could behold a terrible confla-
gration. Great balls of fire were falling
upon houses, and from these balls fiery
arrows were flying in every direction. It
was impossible to check the fires that
were kindled, and many places were be-
ing destroyed. The terror of the people
was indescribable.
—From the books: Last Day Events,
Evangelism, Selected Messages, etc.
& David Westbrook
I have been shown more recently that
God would specially test His professed
people in reference to this matter. Christ
for our sakes became poor that we
through His poverty might be made rich.
He made a sacrifice that He might pro-
vide a home for pilgrims and strangers
in the world seeking for a better country,
even an heavenly. Shall those who are
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 41
subjects of His grace, refuse, or even
feel reluctant to share their homes with
the homeless and needy? You whose
hearts and houses are too narrow to make
a home for the homeless, Read Isaiah 58.
The Prophet is addressing
Sabbathkeepers, not sinner, not
unbelievers.The reason why God’s
people are not more spiritually minded
and have not more faith, I have been
shown, is because they are narrowed up
with selfishness.
Separation and Unity
The time is not far distant when the test
will come to every soul. The mark of the
beast will be urged upon us. Those who
have step by step yielded to worldly
demands and conformed to worldly cus-
toms will not find it a hard matter to yield
to the powers that be, rather than sub-
ject themselves to derision, insult, threat-
ened imprisonment, and death. The con-
test is between the commandments of
God and the commandments of men. In
this time the gold will be separated from
the dross in the church. In the absence
of the persecution there have drifted into
our ranks men who appear sound and
their Christianity unquestionable, but
who, if persecution should arise, would
go out from us. There will be a defection
among the church leaders—many a star
will go out in darkness.
Ministers and doctors may
depart from the faith
As the storm approaches, a large class
who have professed faith in the third
angel's message (SDAs), but have not
been sanctified through obedience to
the truth, abandon their position and join
the ranks of the opposition. The Lord
has faithful servants who in the shak-
ing, testing time will be disclosed to view.
There are precious ones now hidden
who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
They have not had the light which has
been shining in a concentrated blaze
42 Health Reformer
upon you. But it may be under a rough
and uninviting exterior the pure bright-
ness of a genuine Christian character will
be revealed.
As trials thicken around us, both sepa-
ration and unity will be seen in our ranks.
Some who are now ready to take up weap-
ons of warfare will in times of real peril
make it manifest that they have not built
upon the solid rock; they will yield to
temptation. Those who have had great
light and precious privileges, but have
not improved them, will, under one pre-
text or another, go out from us.
New Converts Will Take the
Places of Those Who Leave
The broken ranks will be filled up by
those represented by Christ as coming
in at the eleventh hour. There are many
with whom the Spirit of God is striving.
The time of God's destructive judge-
ments is the time of mercy for those who
now have no opportunity to learn what
is truth. Tenderly will the Lord look upon
them. His heart of mercy is touched, His
hand is still stretched out to save, while
the door is closed to those who would
not enter. Large numbers will be admit-
ted who in these last days hear the truth
for the first time. Standard after standard
was left to trail in the dust as company
after company from the Lord's army
joined the foe and tribe after tribe from
the ranks of the enemy united with the
commandment-keeping people of God.
New Testament Principle of
Sharing Will Repeat
When persecution came in Jerusalem,
all the believers sold their possessions,
pooled their monies, and lived together.
Acts 2:44-45: “And all that believed were
together, and had all things common.
And sold their possessions and goods,
and parted them to all men, as every man
had need.” Those who are joining to-
gether should be fair in sharing their
Natural Remedies - Series 7
means and not be like Annanias and
Saphiras who hid their money and pre-
tended they did not have much to give.
We should not take undue advantage of
those who are willing to share.
A Call to Those on The Hillside
to Accept New Believers
I know some people in India who are
living in beautiful remote and hilly places
with vast amounts of land. This includes
me with 1.5 acres in rural, and I, too, am
looking to move to a hillside. In these
last days, we need to give up the men-
Secular Websites Are Warning to Leave the Cities
A lot is happening in 2016. Scientists
warn that Yellowstone super volcano will
burst in 2016, and that more than a mil-
lion will die. It will affect 20 states and
will cause a 100 ft. tsunami and will break
up USA. Signs to this are—more new
geyser vents are spewing hot gases with
fury, a river closeby is boiling, and thou-
sands of bison have left the area. Mol-
ten lava underneath it is said to be 55
miles wide. 2016 is called a year of volca-
noes. 40 volcanoes are burning in the
ring of fire, two more super volcanoes:
St. Helens and the Hawaiian volcano
have become active. This month, a river
close to St. Helens volcano became milky
white, which scientists explain as volca-
nic ash.
In America, the first and second
Amendements—free speech and right
to arm yourself—are being removed and
martial law has been signed. The gov-
ernments are gearing up to give Internet
and facebook ID cards. In 1992, all the
countries had signed off sovernity of
their nations to Rome (to the Ten Eco-
nomic Zones) in case of a national emer-
gency. Now the countries are changing
their law to confiscitate all citizens’
money from the banks, their properties,
tality of me, my family and my state, but
think of India as our territory and all In-
dian likeminded believers as our broth-
ers and sisters. EGW said that unity will
come in the last days. If fellow believers
wish to purchase some plots in my land, I
am willing to sell. Or if you wish to join to
purchase land on a hillside with us, you
are welcome to join. Please call my num-
ber. Likewise, those who already have
land in the hillside and can accommodate
people who wish to buy plots from you,
please be open to invite them in. Let us
invite new believers who will be home-
less due to persecution.—Ellen Ω
their children and the people themselves.
In May 2016, Obama signed some ex-
ecutive orders to take all properties of
citizens in case of an emergency. Now
lately he signed that all citizens will be
forcefully asked to do free labor for the
government in case of an emergency.
What happened in Venezuela is about
to happen in Europe and America, and
soon it will touch India, the day the dol-
lar dies and the Indian banks close.
In Venezuela, due to starvation, people
ate dogs and cats. Would a vegetarian
do this? I thought. Won’t he be search-
ing for fruits and roots? This is a good
reason to become a vegetarian. Satanic
appearances among the crowds, devil
possessions of hundreds of people,
alien killings, ritual killings are on the
rise. Radiation levels due to cell phone
towers, wifi, electricity substations,
nuclear disasters are on the rise and are
giving diseases to humans.Cell phones
cause cancer. Wifis cause sleeplessness,
affect cell growth, damage childhood
development, derail brain function, re-
duce brain activity in females, provoke
cardiac stress, and is linked to cancer
and neurological disorders. Soon God’s
people will need to give up these tech-
Thyroid, Get Out of the Cities 43
nologies. Pharmaceutical drugs are kill-
ing people. America and Russia have
begun WWIII games in Poland. Wick-
edness has increased on this earth.
Soon, when no one is expecting, fire, brim-
Editorial-On Thyroid
I have hypothyroidism. It runs in the fam-
ily. I have taken Eltroxin for more than 20
years. I was started with 50 mcg. and it
was raised to 100.5 mcg. If I were taking
it today, probably I would have been tak-
ing 200 mcg. per day and would have
been developing a heart problem. But I
gave up taking the tablet six years ago,
after following the health message. And
I have no heart problem nor pains in any
part of the body as I consume soya.
However, the thyroid problem did not
go away.
If you have doctors in your family, they
always look at you as a patient. Recently
my brother and sister-in-law (both doc-
tors) visited me. He felt my slightly swol-
len thyroid gland and she noticed my
deep breath. Brother cautioned me about
serious complications if I neglect to take
synthroid. And they had a new bar-
gain—If I take synthroid, then they
would take activated charcoal, and my
sister-in-law pulled a synthroid bottle
and offered me.
A few days later, I began to think. My
brother should have thyroid problem as
it is in the family, but how come the bottle
came from my sister-in-law’s purse? I
called and found that he does not have,
but that she recently developed hy-
pothyroidism. Then I decided that I
would research and write about thyroid
disease in the next issue, and also would
face my own thyroid issue. I went for a
lab test. My T4 and T3 were normal, but
my TSH level was way high, 41.21. Nor-
mal is between 0.5 to 5.5. I enquired with
friends and they said that it could prob-
44 Health Reformer
stone from God, earthquakes, lava flows,
tsunamis, will kill millions living in the
cities. The time, in deed, has come to
flee the cities. Let us heed God’s warn-
ings to leave them now. — Ellen Ω lium seeds soaked in water to help my
ably be due to irregular hours of sleep. I
also know about my irregular sleep and
improper meals. I also feel an inflamma-
tion in my thyroid gland. This newslet-
ter is actually meant for me, for my sis-
ter-in-law, and for the 10% in India who
take synthroid meaninglessly.
You have now learned that hypothyroid-
ism is due to improper diet, radiation,
stress, lack of sleep, stomach problems,
worms, lack of vitamins, lack of iodine,
impurity in the blood, toxins, low immune
system, etc. which in turn are affecting
the thyroid gland. Our immune system
is attacking the thyroid gland. Is it not
common sense that we detox our gut,
liver, kidneys and body as a whole, eat
good food, take supplements, to rid our-
selves of thyroid disease? Hypothyroid-
ism has now engulfed the cities due to
night shift work which disturbs our body
clocks and radiation. We need to do our
best to preserve our health under such
circumstances.
From the time I got wifi in my home, I feel
pressure on the nerves of my head and
so I use charcoal neck band to cover my
thyroid gland when my wifi is on. Yes-
terday I got it connected directly to my
laptop through a wire. If someone is long
on the cell phone with me, I take a table
spoon of charcoal in water to remove
radiation. In spite of frequent use of char-
coal (I emptied 3, 500 gm. bottles in two
years), yet it was not sufficient to remove
inflammation from my thyroid gland. I can
tell you that the time is here when every
person including children will need to
take a minimum of 2 tbsp. charcoal per
day due to radiation in the atmosphere.
Also take the clays mixed in water and
use them in your cooking, or in bath.
Natural Remedies - Series 7
To heal myself, I began to follow Dr.
Agatha Thrash’s advise of taking 2 tbsp.
charcoal, good, timely diet, vitamins,
and timely sleep. I eat daily 1 tsp. psyl-
gut; and vegetable juice, liver cleanse
tea and charcoal to cleanse the liver. In
two weeks, the irritation in the throat
reduced, the gland swelling reduced, my
health has improved, taking deep breath
stopped, and even my sight improved.
Do you know what those who do not
understand about the disease would do?
They will take high doses of Eltroxin as
they age which will affect their heart;
for anxiety, nervousness and depression
- depression pills; for sleeplessness -
sleep aid pills, for constipation - some
other pills, and the list goes on. Ulti-
mately it is the liver and the kidneys that
will eliminate Eltroxin and other pills,
which adds more poison to them.
By the way, it is not the thyroid glad
that converts storage T4 into active T3,
but the liver and the gut. Then why are
we treating the thyroid gland? The
ayurvedic doctor mentioned on p. 27 is
right. Thyroid is the most undiagnosed
and misdiagnosed disease. Taking
Eltroxin is like putting a hand on a soda
bottle to keep the contents from spilling
out. How long can we hold our hand
there? Recently, it was reported that two
assasinations were stopped in one day,
one of them by Putin when someone at-
tempted it on Obama in Hong Kong.
Putin told them: “Go after those who are
making Obama do such things, and not
Obama.” I hope that you got the point.
Go after your liver, the gut and the ra-
diation in your body and cleanse them.
Improve your overall health with supple-
ments, good food, charcoal to remove
inflammation and radiation, and detoxify
your body so that your pituitary and
the thyroid gland will function well. For
those with thyroid disease, it is neces-
sary to take charcoal on a daily basis
due to radiation in our environment and
to wear the charcoal band all nights. You
may order charcoal powder, tablets and
capsules, and charcoal band from us.
One tablespoon charcoal powder equals
10 tablets and 14 capsules. Charcoal
detoxifies all organs of the body includ-
ing the brain, shrinks tumor in the pitu-
itary if there is one, shrinks the enlarged
thyroid gland and also purifies the blood.
India’s population in 2016 is
1,319,577,958. Ten percent of that is
13,195,779 (131 lakhs). That is a lot of
business for pharmaceutical companies
to manufacture Eltroxin. I hope that it will
stop with you.
I appeal to the endocrinologists to take
time to find the underlying causes of the
disease instead of blindly prescribing
Eltroxin.You may run detoxification and
rejuvination programs in your hospitals
because, Eltroxin dosage, if it is more,
could cause dangerous side effects. Be-
sides, it does not cure other ailments in
the body. Please advise your patients
about radiation in the atmosphere that is
effecting the thyroid gland and prescribe
to them natural remedies. Please make
your patients permanently whole instead
of permanently putting them on Eltroxin.
Please educate them about the benefi-
cial use of charcoal and prescribe it to
them as part of your treatment.
Dear friends, you can treat thyroid in your
own home naturally. Do the lab tests and
be your own doctor. You, like me, know
exactly where your failures are. Let us
together bring down the 10% thyroid
statistics of India to 5% or less. If we
think we can, we can do it. I would like to
hear the testimony of someone who fol-
lowed instructions from this newsletter
and got rid of thyroid disease, so that
others will benefit from your testimony.
If you have appreciated this magazine,
we would like to hear from you. Thank
you and may God bless you. Ω
— Ellen Prasad
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cures dysentery, ear aches, heals men and women. It expels worms. the whole plant and not the extracts. Herb Teas
burns, treats hiccups and throat prob- Peppermint Tea - Easy to grow, it can Red Clover Tea - Made from the dried
lems, and is a stomach tonic. clear a stuffy nose, soothe a sore flowers of the perennial red clover From Back to Eden
Neem tea - Neem leaves are full of pow- throat, ease stomach cramps, and plant (rudraksha), it lessens symp- The usual amount of herb used is 1 tea-
erful antioxidants, are antimutagenic, ward off a cold. It can reduce flatu- toms and discomforts of menopause, spoon of the dried herb or 3 teaspoons
and anticarcigonic (treats cancer), lence and bloating. Avoid it if you reduces hot flashes, improves sleep, of the freshly crushed herb to one cup
lowers high blood pressure, helps have GERD or hiatal hernia! strengthens bones, lessens anxiety, of boiling water. Pour the cup of boiling
lower irritation connected with Periwinkle (Sadabahar) tea - It prevents and heals cancer by selectively kill- water over the herb and let set (steep)
chicken pox, heals psoriasis, eczema, all forms of cancer, cancer treatment, ing cancer cells. It is better than che- for 5 to 10 minutes. To make tea stron-
boils; lowers blood sugar (diabetes); anti-diabetic, stomatic, reduces high motherapy. Cancer patients should ger, use more of the herb. Do not steep
and lowers the amount of insulin a blood pressure, relieves anxiety, nose take 6 cups to a jug per day. for longer time as this will tend to make
person should take to 50%. It is a bleeding, sore throat, and mouth ul- Tulasi tea - Leaves are germicidal, fun-

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the tea bitter. In warm weather, herb tea
must be made fresh every day to pre-
vent souring. It can be kept for one week
in a refrigerator, but not longer.
How much to take? 4 cups a day, one
cup an hour before each meal, and one
cup upon retiring. If good results are not
obtained, increase or decrease as may
be best. For example, if the herbs are not
laxative enough, increase the dose; if too
laxative, decrease the dose. The bowels
should move one or two times a day if
three meals are eaten. Never use alumi-
num pans. Golden seal (turmeric) may
be taken in 3 ways:
1. Take 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. turmeric dissolved
in 1/4 glass of water. Follow by drink-
ing one glass of water. Take 1-4 doses
a day. One No. 00 capsule equals 1/4
to 1/2 tsp. of powder.
2. Steep a heaping tsp. of turmeric in a
pint of boiling water for 20 minutes,
stir thoroughly, let settle, and pour
off the clear liquid. Take 8 tbsp. a day,
taking 2 tbsp. 15 minutes before each
meal and the remainder upon retiring.
Double the amount for more benefit.
3. Take geletin capsules and drink one
or more glasses of water with the cap-
sules. Take 2 of the 00 size for a dose,
more or less according to the need. Ω

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